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You can stream The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel with a subscription.

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.

Can a single family truly shape the trajectory of a global superpower through three generations of relentless leadership? This expansive series intertwines the private struggles and public triumphs of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor to reveal how their personal convictions forged the modern American century.