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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History S1E1 — Get Action (1858-1901)

8.3

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History•Season 1•Episode 1

Get Action (1858-1901)

8.3/10 · 202 votesSep 14, 2014115 min

Ranked #7 of 7 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at 42. Meanwhile, Franklin Delano

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes7

E1 8.3Now viewing

Get Action (1858-1901)

E2 8.4

In the Arena (1901-1910)

E3 8.5

The Fire of Life (1910-1919)

E4 8.4

The Storm (1920-1933)

E5 8.4

The Rising Road (1933-1939)

E6 8.5

The Common Cause (1939-1944)

E7 8.4

A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)

Cast10

Peter Coyote

Narrator (voice)

David McCullough

Self - Historian

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

Edward Herrmann

Franklin Roosevelt (voice)

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

Theodore Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Self - Historian

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

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Episode Summary

"Get Action (1858-1901)" is episode 1 of The Roosevelts: An Intimate History season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 202 votes, ranking #7 of 7 episodes this season (season average 8.4). It aired on September 14, 2014.

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