Step One: Research
Have students research biographical information about the three Roosevelts discussed in the book. What was the social climate of the United States during this time in their lives? Have students research World War I, the Great Depression, and the Jim Crow era.

Step Two: Media & the Presidency
How has the media affected the lives of modern presidents? What impact does media coverage of presidents have on public perceptions?

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Directions: Answer the questions with information from the program.

1. What is the author's educational background?

2. How did she become interested in the Roosevelts?

3. How were the "Three Roosevelts" (Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Eleanor Roosevelt) related?

4. What was the "Leisure Class?"

5. What was did the Susan Dunn say about Theodore Roosevelt's impression of Harvard?

6. Why about Abraham Lincoln inspired the Roosevelts covered in this book?

7. What does the author speculate is the cause of the Roosevelts' rejection of the Leisure Class lifestyle?

8. How did Theodore Roosevelt become William McKinley's vice-president?

9. What was unique about Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 presidential campaign?

10. In what way did Theodore Roosevelt's experiences as the police commissioner of New York affect his class-consciousness?

11. What was the Liberty League? What was its purpose?

12. In what way did Eleanor Roosevelt's affluent childhood affect her view of race?

13. What allowed Eleanor Roosevelt to function as a "moral leader" in America?

14. What contributions does Eleanor Roosevelt make to human rights?

15. How did the Roosevelts use media to their advantage?

16. What was the New Deal?

    What lasting effects did it have on American government?

After Viewing Booknotes