This one-man show takes us through FDR’s White House years, including the Depression, the steps leading up to WWII and the war years. Edward Asner shows us why this president was known as “that man in the White House,” scorned by many and admired by most.
We see and hear his fireside chats, his controversial packing of the Supreme Court, his personal life with Eleanor and his discreet but definite affair with Lucy Mercer, his courage to break the Neutrality Act, his manipulation of Congress (in order to get the country to have a draft), the Pearl Harbor controversy and the benevolent dictatorship he called the presidency from 1933 to 44, which made him the first man in history to be elected to four terms.
Asner is an American actor primarily known for his Emmy-winning role as Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spin-off series, Lou Grant. He also appeared in a recurring guest role as Wilson White on the television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. As the recipient of seven Emmy Awards (Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant) and 16 nominations and five Golden Globe Awards and a member of the TV Academy Hall of Fame, there is no doubt that Asner is prepared for the challenge of bringing such an iconic president to life before your very eyes.
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