A Trip Through Georgia (Part 2) Franklin Roosevelt's Little White House & The Carter's Hometown of Plains (Special Edition)

BOB DOLE : 1995 Clinton's Comeback · Aug 25, 2025 · 1h 13m

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In this our second episode of our tour through Georgia, we head out into rural south west Georgia to visit the community of Warm Springs. It was there in a small little resort town that Franklin Roosevelt discovered a treatment for his polio. It never cured him but it certainly revitalized him. The warm 88 degree water full of minerals allowed Roosevelt to move in the water like he was back on his feet again. it buoyed more than just his body, it lifted his spirit too.

Roosevelt spent two thirds of his personal fortune, building a hospital to help those afflicted with polio…