
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.
Last Episode Date: 2014-09-20
Documentary
History
War & Politics
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Official website: http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-roosevelts
Casts

Peter Coyote
as Narrator (voice)

David McCullough
as Self - Historian

Meryl Streep
as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti
as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin
as Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow
as James Roosevelt (voice)