Series

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History 2014

Created by Ken Burns

  • Documentary, History, War & Politics
  • 1 season
  • 7 episodes
  • Ended
  • TV-PG

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.

DocumentaryHistoryWar & Politicsusa presidenthistorical figurefranklin delano rooseveltminiserieshistoricalusa historyusa politicsdocumentaryPBS

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