Season 1
(2014)
Cast
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Historian
as Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)
as Franklin Roosevelt (voice)
as Theodore Roosevelt (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Historian
as Self (archive footage)
as James Roosevelt (voice)
Episodes
Get Action (1858-1901) 8.0
September 14, 2014
A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great l…
In the Arena (1901-1910) 10.0
September 15, 2014
Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and ma…
The Fire of Life (1910-1919) 9.0
September 16, 2014
Theodore Roosevelt leads a Progressive crusade that splits his own party, campaigns for American entry into World War I…
The Storm (1920-1933) 10.0
September 17, 2014
Franklin Roosevelt runs for vice president in 1920 and seems assured of a still brighter future until polio devastates …
The Rising Road (1933-1939) 10.0
September 18, 2014
FDR brings the same optimism and energy to the White House that his cousin Theodore displayed. Aimed at ending the Depr…
The Common Cause (1939-1944) 10.0
September 19, 2014
FDR shatters the third-term tradition, struggles to prepare a reluctant country to enter World War II and, after the Ja…
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962) 10.0
September 20, 2014
Frail and failing but determined to see the war through to victory, FDR wins re-election and begins planning for a peac…