The Roosevelts: An Intimate History(2014)
DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politics
First Air Date: 2014-09-14
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 37
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
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.
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usa presidenthistorical figurefranklin delano rooseveltminiserieshistoricalusa historyusa politics
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Miniseries
Episodes: 7E01
Get Action (1858-1901)
Air Date: 2014-09-14
A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great...
E02
In the Arena (1901-1910)
Air Date: 2014-09-15
Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and ...
E03
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
Air Date: 2014-09-16
Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War...
E04
The Storm (1920-1933)
Air Date: 2014-09-17
Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastate...
E05
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
Air Date: 2014-09-18
FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the De...
E06
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Air Date: 2014-09-19
FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the ...
E07
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Air Date: 2014-09-20
Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a pe...
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