An exploration of the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, members of one of the most influential families ever to have graced American politics.
EPISODE 1
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A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42.
EPISODE 2
In the Arena
Theodore Roosevelt becomes one of the most beloved presidents of the United States, building the Panama Canal and preserving American wilderness; Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds Eleanor, enters a law firm, and considers running for New York State Senate.
EPISODE 3
The Fire of Life
Theodore Roosevelt campaigns for America to enter World War I; Franklin Delano Roosevelt serves as Secretary of the Navy; Theodore's death at age 60 provides Franklin with a major opportunity.
EPISODE 4
The Storm
Franklin Delano Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920, but he contracts polio; while serving as governor of New York, Democrats turn to FDR as their presidential nominee for 1932.
EPISODE 5
The Rising Road
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal restores people's self-confidence; as the 1930s come to a close, FDR faces two issues: whether to run for a third term, and how to deal with Adolf Hitler.
EPISODE 6
The Common Cause
President Roosevelt prepares the US for its entry into World War II; Eleanor pushes to keep the New Deal reforms alive in wartime; FDR learns that he has congestive heart failure in 1943 but decides to run for a fourth term.
Paul Giamatti
Edward Herrmann
Meryl Streep
John Lithgow
Patricia Clarkson
Peter Coyote
Ken Burns
Geoffrey Ward
Doris Kearns Goodwin
George F. Will
