The Roosevelts: An Intimate History - "The Common Cause (1939-1944)"

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The Common Cause (1939-1944)

Season 1, Episode 6

FDR prepares a reluctant America to enter World War II; and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour, helps chart the course toward Allied victory. Eleanor, meanwhile, works to maintain the New Deal reforms during wartime; and travels to the Pacific to comfort wounded soldiers. In 1943, FDR is diagnosed with congestive heart failure, but decides to hide his condition and seek a fourth term.

repeat 2014 English 1080i Dolby 5.1

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