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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

2014Documentary · History · War & Politics

First aired

September 14, 2014

7.8

TMDB Score

78% match · 40 votes

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The Storm (1920-1933)

Miniseries · Sep 17, 2014 · 1h 57m

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Get Action (1858-1901)

Sep 14, 2014 · 1h 55m

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In the Arena (1901-1910)

Sep 15, 2014 · 1h 57m

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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)

Sep 18, 2014 · 1h 57m

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The Common Cause (1939-1944)

Sep 19, 2014 · 1h 56m

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A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

Sep 20, 2014 · 1h 52m

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him. He spends seven years struggling without success to walk again, while Eleanor builds her own personal and political life of. FDR returns to politics in 1928 and acts with such vigor during the first years of the Great Depression that the Democrats nominate him for president.

About the Series

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DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politics

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