The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

Sep. 14, 2014
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Seasons and episodes

1Season 1 Sep. 14, 2014

Creator

Ken Burns
Creator

Cast

Peter Coyote isNarrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
David McCullough isSelf - Historian
Self - Historian
Meryl Streep isEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann isFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti isTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt isSelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Doris Kearns Goodwin isSelf - Historian
Self - Historian
Franklin D. Roosevelt isSelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
John Lithgow isJames Roosevelt (voice)
James Roosevelt (voice)
Eleanor Roosevelt isSelf (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)

Synopsis

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.

Original title The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
First air date Sep. 14, 2014
Last air date Sep. 20, 2014

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