FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)
EpisodeS7E255 min1992-10-12

American Experience

FDR (2): Fear Itself (1922-1933)

In this second episode, the subject is FDR's courageous fight with polio. With his wife Eleanor Roosevelt at his side, FDR, wins the Democratic nomination for president. He takes office at the beginning of the Great Depression. Exhorting the nation to keep the faith, FDR utters his famous words: "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

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