Sagamore Hill

Season 1

About the Episode

Theodore Roosevelt marries Edith Carow and they settle down in Sagamore Hill, New York.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 41s

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Extras

FDR Contracts Polio

In the the summer of 1921 Franklin Delano Roosevelt contracts polio.

2:57
Battle of the Bulge

FDR remained calm when hearing of the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

2:19
Official Trailer 2

Fighters. Mavericks. Visionaries. Uncover their intimate history.

0:30
Director Ken Burns discusses The Roosevelts

The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

1:30
Timeline Clip - Theodore and Booker T. Washington at Dinner

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt has dinner with Booker T. Washington.

3:18
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt Marries Edith

Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt Marries Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

4:41
Timeline Clip - Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt Is Born

Timeline clip - Baby Alice is born

3:20
Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt Is Born & Elliot Dies

Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt Is Born and TR's brother Elliot dies.

4:22
Timeline Clip - TR Becomes Police Commissioner of NYC

TR as Police Commissioner of NYC

4:17
Timeline Clip - Theodore Roosevelt Becomes an American Hero

Timeline Clip - TR as American hero

2:49

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