

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
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.
Director(s)
Ken Burns
Cast & crew

John Lithgow
James Roosevelt (voice)

Peter Coyote
Narrator (voice)

Paul Giamatti
Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Ken Burns
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Meryl Streep
Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

David McCullough
Self - Historian

Edward Herrmann
Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin
Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)

Eleanor Roosevelt
Self (archive footage)
