{"id":8829,"date":"2014-09-15T11:17:28","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T16:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/college.unc.edu\/?p=8829"},"modified":"2024-07-02T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:42:19","slug":"leuchtenburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collegearchive.unc.edu\/?p=8829","title":{"rendered":"Leuchtenburg interviewed in PBS series on the Roosevelts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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William (Bill) Leuchtenburg is interviewed in a PBS series on the Roosevelts that airs this week. (photo by Dan Sears)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor will be the most recognizable figures in \u201cThe Roosevelts: An Intimate Portrait\u201d\u00a0<\/em>as it airs on PBS this week, but viewers who have spent time in Chapel Hill may spot another familiar face.<\/p>\n

William Leuchtenburg, William Rand Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at Carolina, is interviewed in the new Ken Burns film, which debuted nationally Sunday night.\u00a0As a leading scholar on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Leuchtenburg was glad to see the family\u2019s history in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis had never been done before,\u201d Leuchtenburg said.\u00a0 \u201cBringing together Theodore and Franklin and Eleanor gives a kind of dimension to it of a great novel that crosses generations, more than 60 years of the 20th century.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Roosevelts: An Intimate Portrait\u201d\u00a0<\/em>delves into the lives and legacies of the Roosevelts over the course of seven different two-hour installments.\u00a0Leuchtenburg is featured most prominently in the sections about Franklin Delano Roosevelt, which are scheduled to air mid-week.\u00a0The retired professor, who taught at Carolina for more than 20 years, traveled to New Hampshire, where Burns lives, to do the interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about the impact of the Great Depression,\u201d Leuchtenburg said, \u201cas well as the 1936 campaign and the popular outpouring of approval for [Roosevelt], of enthusiasm and the Supreme Court packing fight of 1937.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the second time Leuchtenburg has been interviewed on-camera in one of Burns\u2019 films. He also\u00a0appeared in \u201cProhibition\u201din 2011, one of several installments in a relationship between\u00a0filmmaker and historian that goes back more than 30 years.\u00a0 Leuchtenburg has been a consultant to Burns on many of his other projects, including\u00a0\u201cHuey Long,\u201d \u201cThe Civil War,\u201d \u201cBaseball,\u201d \u201cThe National Parks: America\u2019s Best Idea\u201d and \u201cThe Dust Bowl.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Leuchtenburg has been fascinated with Franklin Roosevelt in particular since he listened to the 32nd President\u2019s inauguration as a boy in 1933.\u00a0 Though the Roosevelts may not get the same level of attention as the Kennedys or other presidential families, the professor said their accomplishments are more important.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re thinking about the history of the 20th century, which is to say about half the history of the American republic, there are no political figures who loom as large, who\u2019ve had as great an influence,\u201d Leuchtenburg said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think people are going to be fascinated by this program.\u00a0 At the end of 14 hours, people are going to have a view not just of history, but of America today that they\u2019ve never had before.\u201d<\/p>\n

By Rob Holliday, Office of Communications and Public Affairs<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor will be the most recognizable figures in \u201cThe Roosevelts: An Intimate Portrait\u201d as it airs on PBS this week, but viewers who have spent time in Chapel Hill may spot another familiar 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