Timeline Clip - Eleanor Roosevelt Is Born & Elliot Dies

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Aired: 09/12/14 | Expires: | Runtime: 4m 22s

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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
The Lead Up To World War II

Eleanor and FDR look on in horror as the Nazi Party sweeps across Germany.

4:56
Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years

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

3:26
February 14, 1901

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

3:20
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
Eleanor Roosevelt vs. Sara Delano Roosevelt

Eleanor clashed at times with her mother-in-law, Sara Delano Roosevelt.

4:25
Theodore Roosevelt: Police Commissioner

Theodore Roosevelt becomes Police Commissioner of New York.

4:17

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