FDR’s Path to the White House (1882-1933) | Full Documentary | American Experience PBS

As the longest-serving president in U.S. history and leader through two of the nation's worst crises — the Great Depression and World War II — Franklin Delano Roosevelt set the standard for the modern presidency. Our two-part biography traces America's 32nd president from his early years as the pampered scion of a wealthy family, to his devastating paralysis from polio, to his twelve years in the White House. PART ONE (1882-1932) traces Roosevelt's family background and education and follows his early political career and his courtship of his distant cousin Eleanor Roosevelt and their troubled marriage. The story continues with Roosevelt's bout with polio at age 39 and his struggle to rehabilitate his body and his political career. Watch PART TWO:    • The Public and Private Lives of FDR (1933-...   Official Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... © 1994 WGBH Educational Foundation 00:00 FDR: The Only President America Elected Four Times 05:52 Franklin Roosevelt’s Rarified Childhood 11:26 Educating a Future President: Groton & Harvard 17:01 Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Courtship 25:21 The Early Years of the Roosevelt Marriage 30:54 Following in TR’s Footsteps: Franklin Roosevelt’s Early Political Career 39:27 Early Strains on Franklin and Eleanor’s Marriage 43:26 The Lucy Mercer Affair 48:40 FDR’s 1920 Run for Vice President 53:13 FDR’s Paralysis and Polio Diagnosis 01:06:36 The Rise of Eleanor Roosevelt’s Political Profile 01:14:16 Warm Springs, Georgia: Franklin Roosevelt’s Second Home 01:24:08 Franklin Roosevelt’s Political Comeback 01:32:33 The Stock Market Crash of 1929: The Great Depression Begins 01:36:59 The 1932 Presidential Election: FDR vs. Hoover #FDR #History #President #20thCentury This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station: https://www.pbs.org/donate Subscribe to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE channel for more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/AmericanExp... Enjoy full episodes of your favorite AMERICAN EXPERIENCE shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS App: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR FOLLOW AMERICAN EXPERIENCE Newsletter: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexpe... Facebook:   / americanexperiencepbs   Instagram:   / americanexperiencepbs   Threads: https://www.threads.net/@americanexpe...