Fear itself (1921-1933)

"This program begins with Roosevelt's paralysis from polio at age 39 and follows his relentless struggle to rehabilitate his body and teach himself to appear to walk. A portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt emerges during these years of a woman making a life of her own, developing her own political skills while keeping her husband's name before the public through her involvement in reform causes. By 1933 a remarkable series of events has revived FDR's moribund political career and brought him back from despair to win his party's nomination as president of the United States."@en
"This program chronicles Roosevelt's paralysis from polio and his struggle to rehabilitate his body, the reviving of his political career and winning of the Presidency."
"Summary: "Fear itself" begins with Roosevelt's paralysis from polio at age 39 and follows his relentless struggle to rehabilitate his body and teach himself to appear to walk. A portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt emerges during these years of a woman making a life of her own, developing her own political skills while keeping her husband's name before the public through her involvement in reform causes. By the close of "Fear itself", a remarkable sequence of events has revived FDR's moribound political career and brought him back from dispair to win his party's nomination as President of the United States."