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.

• Ken BurnsDirector
• Geoffrey C. WardWriter
• Ken BurnsWriter

• Peter CoyoteNarrator (voice)
• David McCulloughSelf - Historian
• Meryl StreepEleanor Roosevelt (voice)
• Edward HerrmannFranklin Roosevelt (voice)
• Paul GiamattiTheodore Roosevelt (voice)
• Theodore RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
• Doris Kearns GoodwinSelf - Historian
• Franklin D. RooseveltSelf (archive footage)
• John LithgowJames Roosevelt (voice)
• Eleanor RooseveltSelf (archive footage)