The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

E7    Sep 20, 2014    55m    TV-PG
Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peaceful postwar world, but a cerebral hemorrhage kills him at 63. After her husband’s death, Eleanor Roosevelt proves herself a shrewd politician and a skilled negotiator in her own right, as well as a champion of civil rights, civil liberties and the United Nations.
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Cast of A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
  • Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
  • David McCulloughHimself - Historian
  • Meryl StreepEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
  • Edward HerrmannFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
  • Paul GiamattiTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
  • Theodore RooseveltHimself (archive footage)
  • Doris Kearns GoodwinHerself - Historian
  • Franklin D. RooseveltHimself (archive footage)
  • John LithgowJames Roosevelt (voice)

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