Ed Asner in FDR
Asner shows us why this president was known as “that man in the White House,” scorned by many and admired by most.
Past Performances
- Sun. Apr. 25, 2010 3:00 pm
- Sat. Apr. 24, 2010 8:00 pm
About The Show
Television icon Ed Asner stars in this one-man show that takes us through FDR’s White House years including the Depression, the steps leading up to WWII and the war years. Asner shows us why this president was know as “that man in the White House,” scorned by many and admired by most.
We see and hear his fireside chats; his controversial packing of the Supreme Court; his personal life with Eleanor and his discreet but definite affair with Lucy Mercer; his courage to break the Neutrality Act; his manipulation of Congress; the Pearl Harbor controversy and the benevolent dictatorship he called the presidency from 1933-44, which made him the first man in history to be elected to four terms.
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