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Ken Burns: The Roosevelts - An Intimate History

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Season 1
Ken Burns 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.
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  1. S1 E1 - Get Action
    September 14, 2014
    1 h 52 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns -Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin; Franklin.
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  2. S1 E2 - In the Arena
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 53 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Follow the account of Theodore's presidency and FDR and Eleanor's courtship and marriage.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Fire of Life
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 53 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Join Ken Burns as he traces the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Storm
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 53 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Witness Ken Burns's coverage of FDR's battle with polio and his response to the Great Depression.
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  5. S1 E5 - The Rising Road
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 53 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Join Ken Burns to examine FDR's New Deal and Eleanor's growing political activism.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Common Cause
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 52 min
    TV-14
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Follow Ken Burns to survey FDR's leadership during WWII; while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
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  7. S1 E7 - A Strong and Active Faith
    September 13, 2014
    1 h 48 min
    TV-PG
    From PBS and Ken Burns - Join Ken Burns to examine Eleanor's role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR's death.
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Content advisory
Violencesmokingfoul language
Subtitles
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Directors
Ken Burns
Producers
Florentine FilmsWETA
Cast
Peter CoyotePaul GiamatiEdward HermannMeryl Streep
Studio
PBS
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