Episodes
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A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
S1 E7 - 1h 51m
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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The Common Cause (1939-1944)
S1 E6 - 1h 55m
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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The Rising Road (1933-1939)
S1 E5 - 1h 56m
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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The Storm (1920-1933)
S1 E4 - 1h 56m
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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The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
S1 E3 - 1h 56m
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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In the Arena (1901-1910)
S1 E2 - 1h 56m
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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Get Action (1858-1901)
S1 E1 - 1h 54m
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.
Extras + Features
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New Deal Achievements
S1 - 3m 31s
FDR's New Deal brought great relief to the American People.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Death
S1 - 5m 44s
A new era is ushered in as WWI ends and Theodore Roosevelt dies.
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The Royals' Visit
S1 - 2m 9s
King George and Queen Elizabeth visit the United States in June of 1939.
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Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years
S1 - 3m 26s
As a young man, Theodore Roosevelt was weak, had a poor heart, and was not expected to live a very long life. Yet during his years at Harvard, he rose to popularity among the university's most prestigious clubs, fought for the lightweight boxing championship, was among the top of his class, and even fell in love.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech
S1 - 3m 31s
FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.
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Theodore Roosevelt: Political Beginnings
S1 - 4m 30s
Theodore Roosevelt's political accomplishments at 26 were impressive.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The Early Years
S1 - 4m 22s
After a terrible early childhood, Eleanor Roosevelt’s Aunt “Bamie” suggests she be sent to Madame Souvestre’s girl’s school just outside London. This instills Eleanor with the characteristics of being independent-minded, intellectually alive, and socially conscious.
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FDR Contracts Polio
S1 - 2m 57s
In the the summer of 1921 Franklin Delano Roosevelt contracts polio.
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President McKinley Assassinated
S1 - 3m 5s
President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.
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Hyde Park Roosevelts
S1 - 4m 49s
James Roosevelt married Sara Delano and they settle down in Hyde Park.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Fourth Inaugural Address
S1 - 3m 16s
January 1945 FDR speaks at his 4th Inaugural Address.
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Official Trailer 2
S1 - 30s
Fighters. Mavericks. Visionaries. Uncover the intimate history of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt with Ken Burns in The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.
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