Rare Footage of FDR Walking With Leg Braces

Name: Rare Footage of FDR Walking With Leg Braces
Uploaded: 2018-01-09
Duration: 146796
Description: FDR contracted polio at the age of 39, which left his legs partially paralyzed. Fearing this would impact his bid for presidency, he came to an agreement with the press: no photos of him walking or getting in and out of cars.

FDR contracted polio at the age of 39, which left his legs partially paralyzed. Fearing this would impact his bid for presidency, he came to an agreement with the press: no photos of him walking or getting in and out of cars.

From the Smithsonian Channel History