[SunkenCiv]

[snip] ...several critics, for their part, faulted the documentary for trying to insulate President Franklin D. Roosevelt from its indictment of the rest of America. The series’ apologetics for this Democratic icon—absolving FDR of accountability for the people whom he installed, the policies he administered, and the country he led—appeared in sharp contrast... In doing so, the series paid far greater attention to those who kept Jews out than to those who helped secure their entry—or who focused on winning the war. [/snip]

[rrrod]

Had a Jewish friend, now deceased, told me very similar stories about Roosevelt. We had hours of discussions about as she said “All things Jewish”. Like so many older folks she delved into history.
Died at 99.

[God luvs America]

Hence Burns will never do a documentary on Japanese Americans being ripped from their homes and houses of worship and being sent to concentration camps.

[mass55th]

I was going to watch it, but when I found out that it was a Ken Burns production, I took it off my list. I would rather see a well-documented series on how the U.S. and other allied governments failed to pursue and punish known Nazi war criminals, and in fact, used them as paid assets to provide intelligence on their perceived enemies. We have never been told the truth about this country’s role in helping Nazis escape to the U.S., or the crimes they knew that these same people had committed. We should also be allowed to know, just what intelligence these war criminals provided this government, and if it actually made a difference in the war against communism.