Newly discovered film footage shows FDR walking. Raw video: Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was paraplegic after contracting polio and worried about appearing vulnerable to the American public, seen ...

Why Newly Discovered Video Footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt Walking Is a Big Deal. 4 minute read. By Gabby Raymond. June 28, 2018 5:21 PM EDT. ... even though the public knew FDR had polio, ...

Roosevelt contracted polio at the age of 39, and Tobin's new book explores his battle with the illness and the ways it molded his character and influenced his rise in the Democratic Party.