Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt, and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
