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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014Documentary · History · War & Politics

First aired

September 14, 2014

7.7

TMDB Score

77% match · 38 votes

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Get Action (1858-1901)

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Get Action (1858-1901)

Sep 14, 2014 · 1h 55m

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The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

Sep 16, 2014 · 1h 57m

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The Storm (1920-1933)

Sep 17, 2014 · 1h 57m

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The Rising Road (1933-1939)

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A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42. Meanwhile, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, brought up as the pampered only child of adoring parents, follows his older cousin’s career with fascination.

About the Series

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Synopsis

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

CreatorKen Burns