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[Sav'nBass]

Anyone watching this series? It is very interesting. History is just amazing.... You can know stuff.. but everytime you read or see somethuing else.. it is like it is fresh with additional details..

 

[bachlover]

I didn't know much about Teddy R. but was inspired by his tenacity, perseverance, and leadership from this doc. I thought I knew about FDR from reading about WW2, but, again, knew nothing of the same qualities he shared with his cousin which especially shone with his dealings with polio. I'm looking forward to the next installment that will deal with his integral part in defeating the axis powers.

 

[Pilgrim]

This series is fascinating! All most of us know about any figure like Teddy or FDR is just a tiny bit of the story. That is one damn fine series, and everyone can learn a lot about the history of the US as well as both Presidents from watching it.

 

[aborgman]

My favorite Roosevelt moment (don't know if it was covered in the show or not) -

View of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession, showing the home of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt at the corner of Broadway and Union Square in New York. Two children are visible in the second story window, one of whom is Theodore Roosevelt, the other is his brother Elliott Roosevelt.

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

It's really a great and fascinating series.

Ric Burns is a terrific documentary storyteller, when you consider that he creates hours and hours of compelling television using mostly still photos.

 

[SJLee]

No, but I am interested in seeing it. Ken Burns did a great doc on FDR which you can find on Netflix. Burns went in depth with revealing the true struggles FDR endured with polio. It's amazing how many people were not fully aware of his condition.

 

[Bob Lee (QSC)]

It's really a great and fascinating series.

Ric Burns is a terrific documentary storyteller, when you consider that he creates hours and hours of compelling television using mostly still photos.

Sorry, Ken Burns!

I get them mixed up sometimes.

 

[Alkali Ike]

Thank you for the tip on this. I try to keep up with quality TV but you know what? There's too much of it to keep up with! Forget the "vast TV wasteland". Pfftt! The vast wasteland is mostly in movie theaters these days.

I will take a look at this.

 

[sissy kathy]

The series has a very liberal bias. Tell nothing of FDR's fights with congress and the programs that were declared unconstitutional. They make it all sound like a bed of roses. When in fact those early years were very confrontational.

 

[48thStreetCustom]

The series has a very liberal bias. Tell nothing of FDR's fights with congress and the programs that were declared unconstitutional. They make it all sound like a bed of roses. When in fact those early years were very confrontational.

Of course it has a liberal bias. The subjects were all liberals. The real name of TR's Bull Moose party was the Progressive party. But it did talk quite a bit about FDR's battles with congress and how the Supreme Court ruled the NRA and AAA unconstitutional. That's why he asked Congress to empower him to appoint an additional justice for any member of the court over age 70 who did not retire.

 

[Pilgrim]

The series has a very liberal bias. Tell nothing of FDR's fights with congress and the programs that were declared unconstitutional. They make it all sound like a bed of roses. When in fact those early years were very confrontational.

There are references to disagreements with Congress, but detail is beside the point of the program.

Really well done program - and you can thank liberal FDR's WPA for most of the roads, paths and improvements in national parks, as well as many of the public roads we use every day. That was an incredibly valuable investment in the infrastructure of the US.

 

[mrpackerguy]

We watched Ep 1 last night, mostly on Teddy. Very interesting.