FDR - A Presidency Revealed (History Channel)

Starring:Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Studio: A&E Home Video
Product Type: DVD

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For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII. From his legendary Fireside Chats to his sweeping New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolutionized the American way of life. FDR: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED examines one of history's most compelling figures. Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the nation's highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods. A man of few words, he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats. He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed. At the same time, his administration hid a dark underbelly teeming with covert maneuvers, spy rings, and powerful enemies.

FDR - A Presidency Revealed (History Channel)
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FDR-A Presidency Revealed

Even his greatest enemies considered him the only one capable of saving USA.

FDR: A Presidency Revealed

The Man and the Myth

FDR - A Presidency Revealed (History Channel)
Starring: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
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ASIN: B0009S4IE2
Release Date: 2005-07-26

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For twelve years he stood as America's 32nd President, a man who overcame the ravages of polio to pull America through the Great Depression and WWII. From his legendary Fireside Chats to his sweeping New Deal, Franklin Delano Roosevelt revolutionized the American way of life. FDR: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED examines one of history's most compelling figures. Inspired by his cousin Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt rose to the nation's highest office during the depths of one of its darkest periods. A man of few words, he brought a nation together through his revolutionary Fireside Chats. He introduced vast reforms like Social Security and work relief for the unemployed. At the same time, his administration hid a dark underbelly teeming with covert maneuvers, spy rings, and powerful enemies.

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FDR-A Presidency Revealed.......2007-05-12

I ejoyed this informative presentation very much. I would buy it again.

Even his greatest enemies considered him the only one capable of saving USA........2007-04-16

It is really incredible only three reviews about this fantastic product and what is more important about such a huge man, a real giant, I am really perplex when I came here to write this review I was expecting hundreds of them, I thought that american people loved this man as I love.
As I said above, by the time Franklin Delano Roosevelt won democratic party to run for President even his greatest enemies considered him the only man in the USA capable of saving the country from the great depression. What nobody knew was that that man had already won his most important war against a desease that had paralyzed his legs. Is moving to watch him erect, confident, addressing his first inaugural speech and saying to american people "The only thing we have to fear, It is fear itself". In the sequence of historical events, following this genius leader, his government team created such an amount of public policies that have shaped the way the world can be seen nowadays, all you can see was created by him and his presidency team, for example the way the whole world bank system functions, you can see that his new deal has been used by presidents like Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil for example with programs like "Bolsa família and bolsa escola", his health programs has been copied all around the world, we can really say that after him nothing is new in politics and government administration and policies. As if all these things weren't enough this man saved the world, together with the allied forces, winning the second world war. You are going to watch in these DVD'S that the most important decicions were taken by him, he was the architect of that victory. In my opinion Mr. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, that was elected(really elected by the american people) to four terms as President is the greatest president ever. I have absolutely no doubt, "Roosevelt was and is the "Greatest President Ever", and not only of the United States, but of all world and of all times. There isn't even one only politician that can be compared to him in the world history. The only reason why some people put Lincoln above this man is because of pure demagogy.
Demagogue people want to show that they think and they guess "and they really don't think and really don't guess" that the abolition of slavery is more important than to save all the country and all the world from the greatest crises both have passed in their history. President Lincoln was genius but President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was superior. This man is my inspiration in life, the greatest winner of all times.

FDR: A Presidency Revealed.......2007-03-09

Have read alot about FDR and found this DVD to be very informative and interesting. The human side to his amazing presidency.

The Man and the Myth.......2005-06-08

"A complex man emerges from the shadows" in this 3 hour documentary which includes some rare footage, going back to the early days of FDR's life, his battle with polio, and tenure as governor of New York. I found this film to be a sobering eye-opener, and learned things I had not known about our 32nd president, a man who kept a degree of secrecy that not only kept the people who voted for him in the dark, but often members of his own cabinet. How the press dealt with his secrecy about his personal life, his health, and his policies is in stark contrast to the press of today. FDR was also duplicitous in the buildup to WWII, where he professed to the people "Your boys are not going to be sent into any foreign war," while in correspondence with Churchill expressed an opposite (and fortunately correct, even if not implemented soon enough) opinion.

Though he started programs like Social Security, he was supposedly "for the little man," but after 2 complete terms, unemployment was still at 20%, and his agricultural policies were devastating to poor black farmers, who to survive had to move to the cities. His complacency, compromise and silence on matters of segregation were shocking; he co-operated with "Jim Crowism" and turned aside when Eleanor tried and failed to make the horrifying practice of lynching a crime. Another big disagreement he had with Eleanor was the rounding up of 110,000 Japanese-Americans and placing them into internment camps, in the barren desert for 3 years. The relationship with Eleanor in its later years is described as "two ships passing in the night," and she never fully recovered from the letters she found from his mistress, Lucy Mercer, and was devastated to find that Lucy had been with him in his final hours.

There are many interesting commentators that are interviewed: Authors Doris Kearns Goodwin, Geoffrey Ward, Robert Dallek, Thomas Fleming, Sir Martin Gilbert, Jon Meacham, historians Allida Black and Craig Wilder, grandson Curtis Roosevelt, FDR Library director Verne Newton, his Secret Service man, Floyd Boring, and many more. Much information that pierced through the secrecy was found in a diary written by FDR's cousin and constant companion in his later years, Doris Suckley. His mental and physical health were very deteriorated going into the 4th term, and underscored the public's "willingness to be deceived" as they went to the polls and voted for a dying man...a man who was like a "waxen figure" at Yalta, "making concession after concession to Stalin." Another dreadful policy (supported by 71% of Americans in a poll) was the restrictive immigration policy towards German Jews, even though much was known about their fate in Nazi Germany.

This is a sad documentary in many ways, but is important history. The man that appears larger than life, a lion of a man, with integrity and strength, is Winston Churchill, and other great leaders are shown, like General Eisenhower and General Patton. Narrated by Edward Herrmann, this film is meticulously directed and edited, and worthwhile viewing for all history buffs.
Note: I am simply reviewing the contents of this DVD, not any biographies, excellent as some may be; nor am I filtering the contents of this documentary through the information gained from any biographies.

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