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American Experience - Eleanor Roosevelt

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0841887051712
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: PBS Paramount
Manufacturer: PBS Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: PBS Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 10, 2006
Running Time: 150 minutes
Sales Rank: 13973
Studio: PBS Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: January 10, 2000

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
This lively documentary portrays one of the 20th century's most fascinating figures, a shy girl who would grow up to spend 30 years as the most powerful woman in America. Eleanor Roosevelt, who came to be both loved and hated by millions, grew up in a troubled home, losing both parents when she was young yet somehow developing a sense of compassion she would bring to a long career in public life. Her marriage to a young rising star of American politics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was deeply troubled, and this documentary reveals the personal betrayal that was assiduously kept hidden from public view during their lifetimes. Standing by her husband, Eleanor became, in the assessment of historians who speak on camera, one of the most skillful politicians of her time. Using early archival photographs to illustrate her early life, and extensive newsreel footage to document her decades on the public stage, the role of Mrs. Roosevelt in pioneering causes and expanding the traditional duties of the First Lady is presented in a very entertaining and informative manner. Extensive interviews with descendants, friends, and scholars also contribute to an incisive look at the woman who inspired the nation during the depths of the Depression, comforted Americans during World War II, and, after President Roosevelt's death, played a pivotal role in America's prominence at the United Nations. --Robert J. McNamara




Rating: - An amazing inspiration for all women
I stumbled upon half of this documentary on PBS late at night and decided I wanted to buy a copy. ... Read More

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Rating: - A Product of Her Times
The quality of this American Experience documentary matches those of other releases.

I ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent portrait of a great American
As with most "American Experience" shows, this production is exceptionally well done. It provides photo ... Read More

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Rating: - "FIRST LADY OF THE 20th CENTURY"
I have found the entire PBS American Experience series to be nothing short of excellent, both in the accuracy ... Read More

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Rating: - What a woman she was!
As a history minor in college and one who has remained very interested in the field, I have occasionally read ... Read More

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