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About The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History is a history and war & politics TV series that premiered on PBS on September 14, 2014. It has 1 season and 7 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 7 "A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)", aired on September 20, 2014.

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.

  • History
  • War & Politics
  • Documentary

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7 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

2014 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

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    7. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

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    Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator in her own right, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties and the United Nations.

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    6. The Common Cause (1939-1944)

    FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory. Meanwhile, Eleanor struggles to keep New Deal reforms alive in wartime and travels the Pacific to comfort wounded servicemen.

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    5. The Rising Road (1933-1939)

    FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depression, his sweeping New Deal restores the people’s self-confidence and transforms the relationship between them and their government. Eleanor rejects the traditional role of first lady, becomes her husband’s liberal conscience and a sometimes controversial political force.

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    4. The Storm (1920-1933)

    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.

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    3. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

    Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I — and pays a terrible personal price. Franklin masters wartime Washington as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, while Eleanor finds personal salvation in war work. Her discovery of Franklin’s romance with another woman transforms their marriage into a largely political partnership.

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    2. In the Arena (1901-1910)

    Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt, and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.

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    1. Get Action (1858-1901)

    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.

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Created by Ken Burns

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History FAQ

Will there be new episodes of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History?

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 20, 2014.

When did the latest episode of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History come out?

The most recent episode of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, Season 1 Episode 7 "A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)", aired on September 20, 2014.

How many seasons of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History are there?

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History has 1 season with 7 episodes in total.

When did The Roosevelts: An Intimate History first air?

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History first aired on PBS on September 14, 2014.

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