Extended Preview | The Roosevelts

Explore the making of the The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, a seven-part documentary by Ken Burns weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics. The series marks the first time their individual stories have been woven into a single narrative.

Length 32:25 Premiere: 06/18/14

Recent Episodes

Descriptive Audio: A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

S1 E21 Length 1:51:33 Premiere Date 09/20/14

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

S1 E7 Length 1:51:33 Premiere Date 09/20/14

Descriptive Audio: The Common Cause (1939-1944)

S1 E20 Length 1:55:05 Premiere Date 09/19/14

The Common Cause (1939-1944)

S1 E6 Length 1:55:05 Premiere Date 09/19/14

Descriptive Audio: The Rising Road (1933-1939)

S1 E19 Length 1:56:40 Premiere Date 09/18/14

The Rising Road (1933-1939)

S1 E5 Length 1:56:40 Premiere Date 09/17/14

Specials

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt’s Views On Civilization

Length 02:24 Premiere Date 09/14/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore and Booker T. Washington at Dinner

Length 03:18 Premiere Date 09/14/14

Education Clip Theodore Roosevelt Assassination Attempt

Length 09:34 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal

Length 06:38 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt Childhood

Length 07:40 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt Warmonger

Length 08:28 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Alone in Cuba

Length 05:51 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt and WWI

Length 05:54 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Eleanor Strikes Out on her Own

Length 02:42 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - FDR’s Second 100 Days

Length 04:21 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt on Troubled World

Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - New Deal Achievement

Length 03:31 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - FDR works to create war machine

Length 04:27 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - FDR’s D-Day prayer

Length 03:47 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip -TR Jr. heroism at D-Day

Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt Leaves White House

Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Pacific Front Radio Address

Length 04:02 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Bull Moose Party

Length 12:50 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Mrs. Harry Truman has lunch with ER

Length 04:05 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Rough Riders During WWI

Length 03:45 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Lead Up to WWII

Length 04:56 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: World War II Begins

Length 12:07 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: FDR's Third Term Begins

Length 05:54 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Pearl Harbor

Length 06:49 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip New Deal Challenges

Length 09:23 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip First Fireside Chat

Length 06:30 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: TR and Brownsville

Length 04:15 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Civil Rights Support

Length 07:52 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip ER and FDR Integrate the War Effort

Length 06:13 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip FDR Contracts Polio

Length 07:30 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Warm Springs, GA

Length 11:20 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Roosevelt Runs for Governor of New York

Length 05:31 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: FDR and the Press

Length 01:55 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelt Early Years

Length 11:45 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt at Harvard

Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - James Roosevelt Marries Sara Delano

Length 04:49 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelts Political Career Starts

Length 04:30 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt Is Born

Length 03:20 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt Marries Edith

Length 04:41 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt Is Born & Elliot Dies

Length 04:22 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - TR Becomes Police Commissioner of NYC

Length 04:17 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt as Warmongerer

Length 03:43 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt Becomes an American Hero

Length 02:49 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip - McKinley assassinated & TR becomes President

Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelt: Political Activist

Length 02:39 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Office of Civil Defense

Length 02:21 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelt Overcoming Fear

Length 03:23 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Public Service

Length 06:17 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Speak Softly

Length 02:24 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: War Machine

Length 04:27 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip FDR's Second 100 Days

Length 04:21 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Eleanor Roosevelt after FDR

Length 09:27 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education clip FDR D-Day Prayer

Length 01:52 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip Trust Busting

Length 05:48 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip: FDR creates rehab center for fellow polios

Length 11:20 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Timeline Clip: FDR takes oath of office

Length 06:56 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: United Mine Strike

Length 06:31 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt Second Term Successes

Length 07:40 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: FDR faces great crises

Length 06:10 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: New Deal I

Length 06:08 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: New Deal II

Length 02:46 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: FDR and the Supreme Court

Length 04:06 Premiere Date 09/13/14

Education Clip: Eleanor Roosevelts First Step into Politics

Length 03:24 Premiere Date 09/13/14