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45. FDR was president when I was born, and I remember hearing the news of his death

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 01:07 PM

Sep 2014

just as many today remember when JFK was killed. A childhood friend and classmate told me "Roosevelt has died and skinny Truman is the new President." Truman was not only fairly unknown (pre-TV days), but he was not well-regarded by many during his presidency. As we know, Harry Truman is now pointed to as a man of strong will and accomplishment, but in the late 1940's, not so much.

I'm thoroughly enjoying this series, and, yes, learning a lot more.

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FDR: "I welcome their hatred" [View all] book_worm Sep 2014 OP

R#1 & K, FOREVER!1 n/t UTUSN Sep 2014 #1

K&R for the best. And the truth. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2014 #2

Best documentary ever!!!!! TheNutcracker Sep 2014 #3

Agree BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #8

Best Ken Burns doc yet! ErikJ Sep 2014 #49

The presidency has really devolved over the last thirty five years Doctor_J Sep 2014 #4

why bother standing up to Wall Street or the MIC when your sycophants can just say you are?! MisterP Sep 2014 #10

That all has me scratching my head BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #19

what I'm worried about is what they'll all do come January 2017 MisterP Sep 2014 #20

yes that thread is really disgusting Doctor_J Sep 2014 #29

yeah that one made me LOL. m-lekktor Sep 2014 #30

the presence of heaven05 Sep 2014 #34

You posted... "..although decorum will probably prevent that from happening...." Bigmack Sep 2014 #60

+1000! n/t BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #75

good post ! nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #65

The blue dog bit makes no sense MFrohike Sep 2014 #113

anything you say heaven05 Sep 2014 #115

I didn't obfuscate shit MFrohike Sep 2014 #118

I am with the times and the heaven05 Sep 2014 #119

righto MFrohike Sep 2014 #120

I wish I hadn't clicked your link dflprincess Sep 2014 #104

it's like the Nothing from The Neverending Story: looking at it straight-on is an impossibility, MisterP Sep 2014 #110

Like he stood up to Big Medical, Big PHRMA and Big Insurance? merrily Sep 2014 #76

k and r and bookmarking niyad Sep 2014 #5

As opposed to the Clintons who gave them the key to the Lincoln Bedroom. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #6

My favorite thing FDR said was when told the rich would leave America if he raised taxes. mountain grammy Sep 2014 #7

Chuckle ReRe Sep 2014 #11

My Mom was born in 1912, my Dad in 1916 mountain grammy Sep 2014 #12

Both of mine were born in 1919... ReRe Sep 2014 #26

I was later brought up by my union aunt and uncle who revered FDR as well. They told me about the freshwest Sep 2014 #28

FDR homegirl Sep 2014 #42

So true... ReRe Sep 2014 #44

To paraphrase Paul Simon hifiguy Sep 2014 #47

That Statement Was Simply "Genius!" n/t ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #23

FDR and Joe Kennedy, who helped FDR fashion the New Deal, feared Revolution. merrily Sep 2014 #77

Towards the end of his life, but a good one: The Fala Speech BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #9

my God that is funny! Pharaoh Sep 2014 #13

I never knew him, and I miss him too! BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #15

My mother kind of knew Eleanor roosevelt.. pangaia Sep 2014 #73

Wow! Nice story! n/t NCarolinawoman Sep 2014 #74

I had never heard that one! kentuck Sep 2014 #14

that was a wonderful speech ! haha nt steve2470 Sep 2014 #56

His comedic delivery and timing was not at all shabby. merrily Sep 2014 #78

If only . . . OldRedneck Sep 2014 #16

Believe me, a lot of people here were saying exactly this in 2009 and 2010. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #25

The wrong route for whom? Obama got re-elected in 2012 with less than zero merrily Sep 2014 #79

I doubt it. He'll go down as having accomplished little of lasting merit. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #86

Both of the largest political parties are pro charter school merrily Sep 2014 #90

FDR and/or Truman would certainly have taken Wall Street to the woodshed dflprincess Sep 2014 #106

His Republican opponent was less than stellar though BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #94

That was not the point of the exchange. merrily Sep 2014 #96

It is a point if you are going to argue that he was handily re-elected BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #97

No. The point of the exchange was not an election post-mortem. merrily Sep 2014 #98

Who cares about "the point of the exchange"? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #102

You may not care about the point of my post. I sure do. However, if you merrily Sep 2014 #103

You've hijacked your subthread BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #109

I did not accuse you of hijacking my subthread. merrily Sep 2014 #111

One thing this documentary brought out BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #17

In the show did they ever mention FDR's mother? Archae Sep 2014 #18

Oh YES, MaMa Has Been Mentioned Many Times ChiciB1 Sep 2014 #22

I don't think she hated Eleanor WI_DEM Sep 2014 #33

That man was a LEADER! Americans owe so much to him. It's amazing how sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #21

I think Americans owe so much to the Russian peasants merrily Sep 2014 #80

perspective makes everything better. thanks. nt navarth Sep 2014 #93

In 2014, it's easy to forget how terrifying the Russian revolution merrily Sep 2014 #95

“Men will thank God on their knees a hundred years from now that Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the dflprincess Sep 2014 #105

Who was the speechwriter? It's poetry, really. n/t Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #24

that quote stood out to me, too pleinair Sep 2014 #27

He was an amazing man! B Calm Sep 2014 #31

Still my hero. His words still resonate. kairos12 Sep 2014 #32

Your point??? heaven05 Sep 2014 #35

The Utopian-Left will attack him on everything not 100% Utopia Amonester Sep 2014 #40

The Utopian left? Enthusiast Sep 2014 #50

No. Amonester Sep 2014 #52

Where are they? Enthusiast Sep 2014 #53

My image-ination: Amonester Sep 2014 #54

How did you feel about them when they protested Bush's war? BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #55

I also protested the LIES that "started" this mess... and what "good" did it do? Ignored. Amonester Sep 2014 #58

Being opposed to a new war in Iraq hardly makes one a utopian extremist. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #71

+1 Enthusiast Sep 2014 #70

Utopian Left. LOL! merrily Sep 2014 #83

FDR did not bring about Utopia treestar Sep 2014 #114

FDR swept into the WH and began work on establishing programs to help the sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #43

PLUS ONE, a huge bunch! Enthusiast Sep 2014 #48

Because the People forced him to... YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #66

Exactly how did the people force him to? merrily Sep 2014 #82

you missed his main point. fdr was successful because he was white, and a Doctor_J Sep 2014 #85

I don't think we know if FDR was a racist. He did not want to merrily Sep 2014 #91

What is wrong with you? WI_DEM Sep 2014 #61

Roosevelt Derangement Syndrome BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #72

My point was I enjoy the documentary and love this speech book_worm Sep 2014 #116

Good. heaven05 Sep 2014 #117

He was a giant among men, though he himself could barely stand up... FailureToCommunicate Sep 2014 #36

I guess when they talk sh#t about you, you know you're on the right track. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #37

Grilled Millionaire meow2u3 Sep 2014 #38

Excellent show. toby jo Sep 2014 #39

Neither FDR nor his cousin TR hifiguy Sep 2014 #41

Secretly, don't think Obama does either. He just needs to use them. nt kelliekat44 Sep 2014 #46

He's using them? Yeah, that's the ticket. merrily Sep 2014 #81

this documentary seems to have exposed the fact that Doctor_J Sep 2014 #87

I may be cynical, but I don't think delusion is necessarily merrily Sep 2014 #89

FDR was president when I was born, and I remember hearing the news of his death No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #45

Wasn't it "I welcome their serious proposals?" nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #51

LOL deutsey Sep 2014 #57

Maybe, merrily Sep 2014 #100

Agree 100%. MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #108

Loved the beginning of last night's episode thucythucy Sep 2014 #59

It's Unselfish/Empathetic Versus Selfish/Non Empathetic colsohlibgal Sep 2014 #62

FDR is my hero. But he entered office in the depths of the Great Depression SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #63

Good points. We live in a totally different age now, in terms of technology and media YoungDemCA Sep 2014 #67

Well. We agree. SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #88

Final installment - Edith Roosevelt quote SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #121

K&R.... daleanime Sep 2014 #64

Ken Burns is my favorite. It's doesn't surprise me that the... santamargarita Sep 2014 #68

Ken Burns' documentary is awesome. longship Sep 2014 #69

Every President is a very mixed bag. merrily Sep 2014 #84

FDR was hands down one of our greatest presidents. EEO Sep 2014 #92

He could not walk, period. He had a man on each side--his sons, I think--when merrily Sep 2014 #101

He wore rigid metal braces on his legs and literally swung his body back and forth... EEO Sep 2014 #112

Yep. Amazing. merrily Sep 2014 #122

The Aggressive Progressives AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #99

And yet in tonight's episode we learned how he embraced them, frazzled Sep 2014 #107

kick QC Sep 2014 #123