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The Roosevelts (film)
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
is a 2014 American
documentary film
directed and produced by
Ken Burns
. It covers the lives and times of the
Roosevelt family
, including
Theodore Roosevelt
, a
Republican
and the
26th
President of the United States
;
Franklin D. Roosevelt
, a
Democrat
and the
32nd
President of the United States
, a cousin of Theodore; and
Eleanor Roosevelt
, the longest-serving
First Lady of the United States
, a niece of Theodore who had wed Franklin. As a result of the influence of Theodore and Franklin as
Presidents
, as well as Eleanor as
First Lady
, a modern democratic state of
equal opportunity
was begun in the
United States
. The documentary film begins with the birth of Theodore in 1858 and ends with the death of Eleanor in 1962.
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