THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY

Rebroadcasts Thursdays, March 26-April 30, 2020, 9:00 p.m. ET

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Episodes

Get Action (1858-1901)

Join Ken Burns to examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.

  • Original9/14/2014
  • ROSV101
In the Arena (1901-1910)

Follow Ken Burns’s account of Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.

  • Original9/15/2014
  • ROSV102
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

Join Ken Burns as he traces the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.

  • Original9/16/2014
  • ROSV103
The Storm (1920-1933)

Witness Ken Burns’s coverage of FDR’s battle with polio and his response to the Great Depression.

  • Original9/17/2014
  • ROSV104
The Rising Road (1933-1939)

Join Ken Burns to examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.

  • Original9/18/2014
  • ROSV105
The Common Cause (1939-1944)

Follow Ken Burns to survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.

  • Original9/19/2014
  • ROSV106
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

Join Ken Burns to examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.

  • Original9/20/2014
  • ROSV107