Cultural depictions of Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, has inspired or been portrayed in numerous cultural works.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

44th Governor of New York
Early life Family Paralysis State Senator Secretary of the Navy 1920 Cox–Roosevelt campaign
Governorship
32nd President of the United States
First & second terms, 1933–1941 Third & fourth terms, 1941–1945 Timeline Transition Inaugurations first second third fourth
First term
First 100 days New Deal Glass-Steagall Act WPA Social Security SEC Fireside Chats
Second term
Supreme Court Packing National Recovery Act 1937 recession March of Dimes
Third term
World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor Infamy Speech Atlantic Charter Japanese Internment Tehran Conference United Nations D-Day Second Bill of Rights G.I. Bill Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nomination Wiley Rutledge Supreme Court nomination
Fourth term
Yalta Conference Declining health Death and state funeral
Presidential campaigns
1932 primaries convention campaign election 1936 primaries convention campaign election 1940 primaries convention campaign election 1944 primaries convention campaign election Electoral history Legacy Criticism Foreign policy New Deal critics Civil rights record Presidential Library Memorial Depictions

Fictional literature

The Golden Age, a 2000 novel by Gore Vidal
Southern Victory series by Harry Turtledove
The War That Came Early series by Harry Turtledove
Worldwar series by Harry Turtledove
Joe Steele by Harry Turtledove
Days of Infamy series by Harry Turtledove
Or Even Eagle Flew by Harry Turtledove
The Plot Against America (2004) novel by Philip Roth
Axis of Time series by John Birmingham
The Proteus Operation by James P. Hogan
Hitler's Peace by Philip Kerr
The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
SS-GB by Len Deighton
1945 by Newt Gingrich and William R. Forstchen
The Shape of Things to Come by H.G. Wells

Film

Yankee Doodle Dandy, a 1942 film
This is the Army, a 1943 film
Mission to Moscow, a 1943 film
The Beginning or the End, a 1947 docudrama
Beau James, a 1957 film
Sunrise at Campobello, a 1960 film based on the play of the same name
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover, a 1977 film
Annie, a 1982 adaptation of the musical of the same name
Pearl Harbor, a 2001 film
FDR: American Badass!, a 2012 film
Hyde Park on Hudson, a 2012 film
The Monuments Men, a 2014 film
Darkest Hour, a 2017 film
Justice Society: World War II, a 2021 film

Television

Eleanor and Franklin, a 1976 television miniseries
Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, a 1977 television film
The Winds of War, a 1983 miniseries^[1]
War and Remembrance, a 1989 miniseries and sequel to The Winds of War
The Kennedys of Massachusetts, a 1990 television film
World War II: When Lions Roared, 1994 biographical miniseries
Truman, a 1995 television film
Winchell, a 1998 television film
Annie, a 1999 television movie adaptation of the musical of the same name
Warm Springs, a 2005 television film
Into the Storm, a 2009 television film
All the Presidents' Heads, a 2011 episode of the television series Futurama
The World Wars, a 2014 documentary miniseries
The Roosevelts, a 2014 documentary film depicting the Roosevelt family
Atlantic Crossing, 2020 television series^[2]
The New Deal (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a 2020 episode of the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
The First Lady, a 2022 television series.
Konpeki no Kantai a 1990-1996 animated television series.

Theatrical productions

Annie, a 1976 musical
I'd Rather Be Right, a 1937 musical
Sunrise at Campobello, a 1958 play

Video games

Civilization, a series of turn-based strategy games
Hearts of Iron, a series of grand strategy games depicting World War II
The Political Machine, a series of presidential campaign simulation games

Other works

Ace Kilroy, a webcomic

Other depictions

References

^ Holahan, Jane (4 April 2015). "FDR in popular culture". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ Caroline Hallemann (2 April 2021). "Missing The Crown? Give Atlantic Crossing a Try". Town & Country. Retrieved 5 May 2021.

v t e Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States (1933–1945) 44th Governor of New York (1929–1932) Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1913–1920) New York State Senator (1911–1913)
Presidency (timeline)	Transition Inaugurations (1st 2nd 3rd 4th) First and second terms Third and fourth terms Foreign policy New Deal overview New Deal coalition First 100 days Second New Deal Federal Emergency Relief Administration Civilian Conservation Corps Agricultural Adjustment Act Emergency Banking Act Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Tennessee Valley Authority National Labor Relations Act of 1935 National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 Public Works Administration National Recovery Administration Works Progress Administration National Youth Administration Social Security Act Aid to Families with Dependent Children Communications Act of 1934 Federal Communications Commission Securities and Exchange Commission Monetary gold ownership Gold Reserve Act Silver seizure Record on civil rights Defense industry non-discrimination Fair Employment Practice Committee Indian Reorganization Act Executive Orders 9066, 9102 War Relocation Authority Japanese American internment German-American internment Italian-American internment Brownlow Committee Executive Office of the President G.I. Bill of Rights Cullen–Harrison Act Roerich Pact Four Freedoms Four Freedoms Monument Black Cabinet Jefferson's Birthday holiday Jefferson Memorial Judicial Court-Packing Bill Cannabis policy Federal Judicial appointments Supreme Court Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nomination Wiley Rutledge Supreme Court nomination Cabinet "Brain Trust" March of Dimes Modern Oval Office Official car Criticism Executive Orders Presidential Proclamations
Presidential foreign policy	Banana Wars U.S. occupation of Nicaragua, 1912–1933 U.S. occupation of Haiti, 1915–1934 Good Neighbor Policy (1933–1945) Montevideo Convention (1933) Second London Naval Treaty (1936) ABCD line (1940) Export Control Act Four Policemen Destroyers-for-bases deal Lend-Lease 1940 Selective Service Act Hull note Atlantic Charter (1941) Military history of the United States during World War II Home front during World War II Combined Munitions Assignments Board War Production Board Declaration by United Nations (1942) Dumbarton Oaks Conference World War II conferences Quebec Agreement Europe first Morgenthau Plan support
Presidential speeches	1932 Acceptance speech Commonwealth Club Address Madison Square Garden speech "Four Freedoms" Day of Infamy speech Arsenal of Democracy "...is fear itself" Fireside chats "Look to Norway" Quarantine Speech "The More Abundant Life" State of the Union Address (1934 1938 1939 1940 1941 (Four Freedoms) 1944 (Second Bill of Rights) 1945)
Other events	Early life, education, career Warm Springs Institute Governorship of New York Business Plot Assassination attempt
Elections	1928 New York state election 1930 Democratic National Convention, 1920 1924 1932 1936 1940 1944 1920 United States presidential election 1932 theme song 1936 1940 1944
Life and homes	Early life and education Groton School Springwood birthplace, home, and gravesite Adams House FDR Suite Campobello home Paralytic illness Top Cottage Little White House, Warm Springs, Georgia
Legacy	Bibliography Statues Presidential Library and Museum Roosevelt Institute Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Franklin Delano Roosevelt Foundation Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Roosevelt Island Four Freedoms Park White House Roosevelt Room Roosevelt Institute for American Studies USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt Four Freedoms Award Four Freedoms paintings Unfinished portrait U.S. Postage stamps Roosevelt dime I'd Rather Be Right 1937 musical Films The Roosevelt Story 1947 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 Eleanor and Franklin 1976, The White House Years 1977 Backstairs at the White House 1979 miniseries World War II: When Lions Roared 1997 miniseries Warm Springs 2005 Hyde Park on Hudson 2012 The Roosevelts 2014 documentary The First Lady 2022 miniseries FDR 2023 miniseries Other namesakes
Family (Roosevelt • Delano)	Eleanor Roosevelt (wife) Anna Roosevelt Halsted (daughter) James Roosevelt II (son) Elliott Roosevelt (son) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. (son) John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (son) James Roosevelt I (father) Sara Ann Delano (mother) James Roosevelt Roosevelt (half-brother) Isaac Roosevelt (grandfather) Warren Delano Jr. (grandfather) Fala (family dog) Major (family dog)
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