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The Roosevelts

Rough Riders WWI

Theodore Roosevelt asks to form a 'rough riders' regiment to fight in World War I.

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1:51:33
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
Descriptive Audio: The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
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Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
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FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
Descriptive Audio: The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
Descriptive Audio: In the Arena (1901-1910)
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1:56:20
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.
Descriptive Audio: Get Action (1858-1901)
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1:54:57
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.
The Roosevelts Season 1
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1:51:33
Examine Eleanor’s role as civil rights and U.N champion after FDR’s death.
The Common Cause (1939-1944)
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1:55:05
Survey FDR’s leadership during WWII, while Eleanor tends to wounded servicemen.
The Rising Road (1933-1939)
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1:56:40
Examine FDR’s New Deal and Eleanor’s growing political activism.
The Storm (1920-1933)
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1:56:40
FDR battles with polio and responds to the Great Depression.
The Fire of Life (1910-1919)
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1:56:30
Trace the effects of WWI on the lives of the Roosevelts.
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