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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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.

2014 |1 Season   |  Documentary, History, War & Politics

Videos

Cast

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Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

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David McCullough

Self - Historian

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Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

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Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

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Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

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Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

More Details

Creator

Ken Burns

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

PBS