The ROOSEVELTS 101
As we turn our attention to Ken Burns's 7-part documentary 'The Roosevelts: An Intimate Portrait,' check out a collection of programs and clips from PBS to bring you up to speed on one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.
Intro
THE ROOSEVELTS: AN INTIMATE HISTORY chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor
Director Ken Burns on His New Film, The Roosevelts
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History premieres Sunday, September 14 at 8/7c.
Teddy Roosevelt's War Club
Was this wood club, found in an abandoned attic, once a gift to President Teddy Roosevelt?
Web Appraisal: F.D.. Roosevelt Lap Robe, ca. 1930
Kathleen Guzman appraises a lap robe that may have belonged to FDR.
WETA
QUIZ: Roosevelt Quotes
Was it Theodore, Franklin or Eleanor? Match these memorable quotes to their source.
Antiques Roadshow
POSTER: 1900 McKinley-Roosevelt Campaign
Appraisal: 1900 McKinley-Roosevelt Jugate Campaign Poster, from Minneapolis Hour 1.
The Roosevelts
Clip: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Early Years
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was adored by his parents but had a very lonely childhood.
The Roosevelts
Clip: Theodore Roosevelt - American Hero
After the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt becomes an American Hero.
American Experience
Theodore Roosevelt and the Environment
Teddy Roosevelt established a natural empire the like of which the world had never seen.
American Experience
Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt
"Prospects of Mankind with Eleanor Roosevelt" first aired on WGBH in October, 1959.
More Films from Ken Burns
Ken Burns
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl was a decade-long natural catastrophe of biblical proportions.
The Presidents Collection
American Experience
The Presidents
37 hours of streaming documentaries on nine 20th-Century American presidents.