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Summary The 14-hour documentary series from Ken Burns covers the history and influences the family had from the birth of Theodore Roosevelt in 1858 to the death of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962.

Directed By: Ken Burns

Written By: Geoffrey C. Ward

  • TV-14
  • PBS
  • Sep 19, 2014
  • 1 h 53 m
  • TV-14
  • PBS
  • Sep 19, 2014
  • 1 h 53 m
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
S1 • Episode 6
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
Air Date: Sep 19, 2014
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Summary The 14-hour documentary series from Ken Burns covers the history and influences the family had from the birth of Theodore Roosevelt in 1858 to the death of Eleanor Roosevelt in 1962.

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Episode 1 • Sep 14, 2014 • 1 h 52 m
Get Action (1858-1901)
The adventurous life, political rise and personal tragedies of Theodore Roosevelt. The sheltered youth of his 5th cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The unhappy childhood of Teddy's niece and FDR's future wife, Eleanor Roosevelt.
Episode 2 • Sep 15, 2014 • 1 h 54 m
In the Arena (1901-1910)
The presidency of Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin's marriage to Eleanor. Eleanor's search for her own identity and place in the world.
Episode 3 • Sep 16, 2014 • 1 h 55 m
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
T.R. runs for a third term as a Progressive, explores the Amazon and suffers one final grave loss in his twilight years. FDR as President Wilson's Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Eleanor faces life's harsh realities. America in WWI.
Episode 4 • Sep 17, 2014 • 1 h 55 m
The Storm (1920-1933)
FDR's battle with polio. Eleanor's independence and political activism. Political division within the Roosevelt clan. FDR returns to politics in a big way. The Great Depression ends the Roaring Twenties. Assassin targets FDR.
Episode 5 • Sep 18, 2014 • 1 h 55 m
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
FDR's pre-WWII presidency. The New Deal renews America. FDR's unprecedented popularity, the conservative opposition and Huey Long's populism. FDR warns isolationists of Hitler. Eleanor's platonic friendship with Lorena Hickok.
Episode 6 • Sep 19, 2014 • 1 h 53 m
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
WWII starts in Europe. FDR prepares the country for war and aids Churchill. Isolationists fight him at every step - until Pearl Harbor. FDR's unprecedented third term. Eleanor tackles racism and poverty. New jobs bring more diversity.
Episode 7 • Sep 20, 2014 • 1 h 50 m
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

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