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FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory. Meanwhile, Eleanor struggles to keep New Deal reforms alive in wartime and travels the Pacific to comfort...
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Language: | English |
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English |
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Closed-captioned. |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2014], ©2014.
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Series: | Films on Demand.
Ken Burns, The Roosevelts, An Intimate History. Roosevelts, An Intimate History. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 hr., 51 min., 57 sec.) : sound, color. |
Format: | Electronic Video |
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FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory. Meanwhile, Eleanor struggles to keep New Deal reforms alive in wartime and travels the Pacific to comfort wounded servicemen. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 1943 and with the war still raging, FDR resolves to conceal his condition and run for a fourth term. |
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Note: | Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Encoded with permission by Infobase on December 12, 2014. Electronic resource. |
Interest Grade Level: |
10 & up. |
System Details: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
Source of Description: |
Title and description provided by distributor (Infobase, February 4, 2015). |