Roosevelts: An Intimate History

The lives of the three great Roosevelts -- Teddy, Franklin and Eleanor -- are captured in this series. Ken Burns and producer, Paul Barnes describe the lives and times of these three American icons who influenced 20th century American history more than perhaps any other family. Through wars, revolutions, depressions, movements, the three led the country through what was called America's century. At times they had little in common but for one thing they always had in common . . . their ability, desire and conviction to lead.

Sun, Jul 6 11:00 A.M. In The Arena (1901-1910)     NH Explore (11.2)

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 the men who ever lived in the White House - battling corporate greed and building the Panama Canal, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world.

Sun, Jul 6 3:00 P.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NHPBS (11.1)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Mon, Jul 7 3:00 A.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NHPBS (11.1)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Wed, Jul 9 4:00 P.M. In The Arena (1901-1910)     NH Explore (11.2)

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 the men who ever lived in the White House - battling corporate greed and building the Panama Canal, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world.

Thu, Jul 10 4:00 A.M. In The Arena (1901-1910)     NH Explore (11.2)

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 the men who ever lived in the White House - battling corporate greed and building the Panama Canal, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world.

Fri, Jul 11 9:00 P.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NH Explore (11.2)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Sat, Jul 12 1:00 A.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NH Explore (11.2)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Sun, Jul 13 11:00 A.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NH Explore (11.2)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Sun, Jul 13 3:00 P.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NHPBS (11.1)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Mon, Jul 14 3:00 A.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NHPBS (11.1)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Wed, Jul 16 4:00 P.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NH Explore (11.2)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Thu, Jul 17 4:00 A.M. The Fire of Life (1910-1919)     NH Explore (11.2)

Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, undertakes a deadly expedition into the South American jungle, campaigns for American entry into World War I - and pays a terrible personal price.

Fri, Jul 18 9:00 P.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NH Explore (11.2)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Sat, Jul 19 1:00 A.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NH Explore (11.2)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Sun, Jul 20 11:00 A.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NH Explore (11.2)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Sun, Jul 20 3:00 P.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NHPBS (11.1)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Mon, Jul 21 3:00 A.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NHPBS (11.1)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Wed, Jul 23 4:00 P.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NH Explore (11.2)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Thu, Jul 24 4:00 A.M. The Storm (1920-1933)     NH Explore (11.2)

Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates him the following summer.

Fri, Jul 25 9:00 P.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Sat, Jul 26 1:00 A.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Sun, Jul 27 11:00 A.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Sun, Jul 27 3:00 P.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NHPBS (11.1)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Mon, Jul 28 3:00 A.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NHPBS (11.1)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Wed, Jul 30 4:00 P.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Thu, Jul 31 4:00 A.M. The Rising Road (1933-1939)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed.

Fri, Aug 1 9:00 P.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Sat, Aug 2 1:00 A.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Sun, Aug 3 11:00 A.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Sun, Aug 3 3:00 P.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Mon, Aug 4 3:00 A.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NHPBS (11.1)

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.

Wed, Aug 6 4:00 P.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Thu, Aug 7 4:00 A.M. The Common Cause (1939-1944)     NH Explore (11.2)

FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, helps set the course toward Allied victory.

Fri, Aug 8 9:00 P.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NH Explore (11.2)

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.

Sat, Aug 9 1:00 A.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NH Explore (11.2)

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.

Sun, Aug 10 11:00 A.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NH Explore (11.2)

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.

Wed, Aug 13 4:00 P.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NH Explore (11.2)

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.

Thu, Aug 14 4:00 A.M. A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)     NH Explore (11.2)

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.


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