Education Clip Rough Riders During WWI

About the Episode

Theodore Roosevelt visits Wilson and volunteers to put together the Rough Riders to lead them into battle again. Though he admired TR, Wilson had to turn him down. TR was crestfallen and disillusioned and comes to the realization that the world he knew has come to an end.

Aired: 09/12/14 | Expires: | Runtime: 3m 45s

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Extras

PBS Previews: The Roosevelts

Explore the making of the The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

32:25
New Deal Achievements

FDR's New Deal brought great relief to the American People.

3:31
Official Trailer

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

0:30
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
Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years

Theodore Roosevelt attends Harvard and meets Alice Lee. They marry in 1880.

3:26
Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel Peace Prize

Theodore Roosevelt settles the Russo-Japanese War and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

3:49
President McKinley Assassinated

President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.

3:05
February 14, 1901

Theodore Roosevelt lost both his mother and his wife on Valentine's Day, 1901.

3:20
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech

FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.

3:31