Tavis Smiley | Francis Ford Coppolla (Part 1): Tuesday, 6/23 Francis Ford Coppola looks back at The Godfat... Francis Ford Coppola looks back at The Godfather films and Apocalypse Now. (22:10)

• Duration: 22:10
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  TV Rating: E
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade | The March of Dimes Franklin Roosevelt founds a charity to fight ... Franklin Roosevelt founds a charity to fight polio and the March of Dimes is born. (9:44)

• Duration: 9:44
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S.... In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide. (53:25)

Chapter(s) 1 - 8 of 8

• 1. 1.Introduction,
  2. 2.The March of Dimes,
  3. 3.Fears of Polio,
  4. 4.Bold Science,
  5. 5.Iron Lung,
  6. 6.Polio Pioneers,
  7. 7.Eradication,
  8. 8.Credits

• Duration: 53:25
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade | Introduction In 1950 Polio ravages the small town of Wythe... In 1950 Polio ravages the small town of Wytheville, VA, and other towns across the nation. (6:03)

• Duration: 6:03
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade | Iron Lung In 1952 more than ever are afflicted by Polio... In 1952 more than ever are afflicted by Polio, many surviving only in the iron lung. (4:52)

• Duration: 4:52
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade | Fears of Polio Though the chances of contracting polio are s... Though the chances of contracting polio are small, the disease terrifies Americans. (5:58)

• Duration: 5:58
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Polio Crusade | Polio Pioneers In a nationwide field trial two million child... In a nationwide field trial two million children are injected with the unproven vaccine. (3:21)

• Duration: 3:21
  Copyright 2009 WGBH Educational Foundation
  TV Rating: TV-PG
  

American Experience | The Presidents: FDR | Polio Strikes FDR loses the use of his legs to polio. He be... FDR loses the use of his legs to polio. He begins his lifelong struggle to walk again. (9:33)

• Duration: 9:33
  Copyright PBS and American Experience
  TV Rating: NR
  

American Experience | The Presidents: FDR Part of the award-winning The Presidents coll... Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection. (4:03:27)

Chapter(s) 1 - 25 of 25

• 1. 1.Introduction,
  2. 2.The Center of the World,
  3. 3.E is an Angel,
  4. 4.A Secret Ambition,
  5. 5.The Discovery,
  6. 6.Polio Strikes,
  7. 7.The Larocco,
  8. 8.Rebirth,
  9. 9.The Return,
  10. 10.The 1932 Campaign for President,
  11. 11.Mr. President,
  12. 12.Credits,
  13. 13.Inaugural Address, 1933,
  14. 14.First Days in Office,
  15. 15.Shifting the Balance of Power,
  16. 16.Devotion of Ordinary Americans,
  17. 17.Re-elected,
  18. 18.The Rising Threat of Facism,
  19. 19.A Secret Deal with Churchill,
  20. 20.The Incident,
  21. 21.Operation Torch,
  22. 22.D-Day,
  23. 23.No One to Love,
  24. 24.The Death of a President,
  25. 25.Credits

• Duration: 4:03:27
  Copyright PBS and American Experience
  TV Rating: NR