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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014–2014)
TV-14
TV Mini-series | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014–2014)

TV-14

TV Mini-series | 114 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Weaves together the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of one of the most prominent and influential families in American politics.

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Director

Ken Burns

Writers

Ken Burns | Geoffrey C. Ward

Producers

Paul Barnes | Pam Tubridy Baucom | Jim Corbley | Erik Ewers & 3 more

Composer

David Cieri

Cinematographers

Allen Moore | Buddy Squires

Editors

Erik Ewers | Paul Barnes | Tricia Reidy | Daniel J. White

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Updated Sep 14, 2014

Release date (First episode)

Sep 14, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
38 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Peter Coyote Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	7	Bitter Moon (1992)
George F. Will Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	7	Baseball (1994)
Geoffrey C. Ward Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	7	Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
Doris Kearns Goodwin Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	7	Lincoln (2012)
Meryl Streep Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt See fewer	7	Out of Africa (1985)
Edward Herrmann Franklin Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt See fewer	7	Overboard (1987)
Paul Giamatti Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt See fewer	7	Sideways (2004)
John Lithgow Self / James Roosevelt / Miscelleaneous Self / James Roosevelt / Miscelleaneous See fewer	6	The World According to Garp (1982)
Jon Meacham Self Self See fewer	5	The Front Runner (2018)
Blanche Wiesen Cook Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	5	The First Lady (2022)
David McCullough Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	5	Seabiscuit (2003)
H.W. Brands Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	5	Kevin Costner's the West (2025)
Patricia Clarkson Daisy Suckley / Margaret 'Daisy' Suckley Daisy Suckley / Margaret 'Daisy' Suckley See fewer	5	The Station Agent (2003)
Kevin Conway Self Self See fewer	5	Gettysburg (1993)
Jonathan Alter Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	4	Alpha House (2013)
Clay Jenkinson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	3	Kevin Costner's the West (2025)
Amy Madigan Self Self See fewer	3	Field of Dreams (1989)
Joanne Tucker Self Self See fewer	3	The Report (I) (2019)
Pamela Reed Self Self See fewer	3	Proof of Life (2000)
William Leuchtenburg Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	2	Baseball (1994)
Marion Dunn Self - Push Boy / Self - Warm Springs Self - Push Boy / Self - Warm Springs See fewer	2	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Edna Gurewitsch Self - Family Friend Self - Family Friend See fewer	2	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Dorothy Height Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	2	Before the Memories Fade: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement (2012)
Patricia O'Toole Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	2	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Eli Wallach Self Self See fewer	2	The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
Billy Bob Thornton Self Self See fewer	2	Sling Blade (1996)
Ed Harris Self Self See fewer	2	Appaloosa (2008)
Keith Carradine Self Self See fewer	2	Nashville (1975)
Suzanne Pike Self - Former Patient Self - Former Patient See fewer	1	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Kathleen Dalton Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	1	Theodore Roosevelt (2022)
Candice Millard Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	Death by Lightning
Adam Arkin Self Self See fewer	1	Get Shorty (2017)
Josh Lucas Self Self See fewer	1	Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Carl Lumbly Self Self See fewer	1	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
Carolyn McCormick Self Self See fewer	1	Law & Order (1990)
Evan Thomas Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	1	Untitled Robert F. Kennedy Project
Michael Klug Self Self See fewer	1	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Massimiliano Pala Self Self See fewer	1	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)