Summary

Episode 2 of this 26 episode documentary series on the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Highlights of this program include the following: Scenes of the depression; profile of Herbert Hoover; profile of Gov. Roosevelt (D-NY); James Farley and the FRBC (For Roosevelt Before Chicago) Club; the Cufflink Club who worked for FDR on the 1920 V.P. campaign; profile of Louis Howe; FDR prepares to enter primaries; Al Smith sings "The Bowery"; Eleanor Roosevelt describes the Smith-FDR relationship; Smith and FDR campaign; June 16, 1932, GOP convention in Chicago nominates Hoover; Democratic convention in Chicago, includes remarks by Will Rogers, and nominations of Byrd, Ritchie, John Nance Garner, and Smith; John E. Mack nominates FDR; Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, Prof. Raymond Moley, and Farley comment on bringing Garner over to FDR's side; William Gibbs McAdoo casts California's vote for FDR; Texas casts its vote for FDR; FDR and family listen to convention results, and Mrs. FDR recalls her husband's reaction; FDR flies to Chicago; and, July 2, 1932, FDR's acceptance speech promises a "New Deal for the American People." Commercials include George Burns for "Wendy and Me," and Bing Crosby for "The Bing Crosby Show."