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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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Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.