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The Roosevelts

Official Trailer

Ken Burns’s seven-part documentary weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics. The 14-hour series marks the first time their individual stories have been woven into a single narrative.

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Theodore Roosevelt at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo
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1:56:20
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
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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