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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
First Aired: Sep 14, 2014
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Genres: Documentary, 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.

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Peter Coyote | Narrator (voice)
David McCullough | Self - Historian
Meryl Streep | Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
Edward Herrmann | Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
Paul Giamatti | Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
Theodore Roosevelt | Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
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Ken Burns | Director
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Ken Burns | Writer
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Geoffrey C. Ward | Writer
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Matt Rigby | Assistant Sound Editor
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Kurt Parlow | Assistant Camera