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The Roosevelts

In the Arena (1901-1910)

Season 1 Episode 2

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 corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt, and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.

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The Roosevelts Season 1
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1:51:33
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
The Storm (1920-1933)
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1:56:40
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
President Theodore Roosevelt with his family, 1903
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1:54:57
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
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