The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

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  • : 2014
  • : 7
  • : 15
  • PBS
  • Documentary History War

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Get Action (1858–1901)
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14, 2014
A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a .. show full overview
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In the Arena (1901–1910)
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15, 2014
Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling .. show full overview
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The Fire of Life (1910–1919)
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16, 2014
Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I—and pays a terrible personal price. Franklin masters wartime .. show full overview
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The Storm (1920–1933)
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17, 2014
Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him. He spends seven years struggling without success to walk .. show full overview
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The Rising Road (1933–1939)
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18, 2014
FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depression, his sweeping New Deal restores the people's self-confidence .. show full overview
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The Common Cause (1939–1944)
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19, 2014
FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied .. show full overview
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A Strong and Active Faith (1944–1962)
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20, 2014
Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. .. show full overview

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