The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.
The Gutter Monkey reviewed
February 19, 2025•
It’s an engaging, insightful, detailed accounting of the lives of the Roosevelts and America from the 1850s through WWII. The pro-FDR bias is apparent, but at least he's not painted as a saint (Eleanor, on the other hand, is a different story).