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🗓️ 21 October 2024
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4,322 days. That's how long Franklin Delano Roosevelt was in office. Whilst no other US president has served more than two terms, FDR was elected four times!
Was this because of his charisma, his opposition, the challenges of the Great Depression and the Second World War, or a combination of all of the above, Don is joined by Jonathan Darman. Jonathan is a journalist and author of 'Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President.'
Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.
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0:00.0 | Let me and not the dog who used to pinch one of his freshly made cupcakes from the kitchen counter. |
0:08.0 | Sorry for letting you take the rap back, star. |
0:11.0 | We've all got something we haven't told our parents or grandparents, as sometimes |
0:15.4 | it's just easier that way. |
0:17.3 | But here's something you really do need to let them know. |
0:20.8 | Thousands of people over the age of 66 are missing out on pension credit worth on average |
0:25.3 | 3,900 pounds a year. Plus they could also be entitled to the winter fuel payment or the equivalent |
0:31.6 | in Scotland if they apply by December 21st. |
0:34.8 | Help a family member or friend check their eligibility by searching pension credit on |
0:38.8 | Gov. UK. |
0:40.3 | Imagine you, you in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head taking in the views |
0:49.6 | instead of taking on the road, maybe even taking a nap. |
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1:04.7 | avantee west coast feel good travel. Stretching along the Hudson River in New York State's Duchess County is a sprawling |
1:19.3 | 300 acre estate upon which stands a colonial revival style mansion named Springwood, the birthplace |
1:27.1 | and home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. |
1:30.3 | It's 730 PM on Tuesday, Novemberth, 1944, and it has already been a long one for First Lady |
1:36.6 | Eleanor Roosevelt, who arrived back home from New York City on the early train so that she and her |
1:42.1 | husband could vote together. |
1:44.0 | Now here inside the house she awaits her evening guests. |
1:49.0 | Neighbors and friends who will join the couple for a buffet meal |
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