Acclaimed director Ken Burns chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics in this 14 hour series. From PBS, Ken Burns seven-part documentary about three of the most prominent members of the famous Roosevelt family: Theodore, Franklin D and Eleanor. Following the family from Theodores birth in 1858 to Eleanors death in 1962 the series covers Theodores and Franklins presidencies, the creation of the National Parks of America and the digging of the Panama Canal, all events that the family helped to shape. Archive footage with voiceovers from Paul Giamatti, Edward Herrmann and Meryl Streep shows how these three people helped change the view of American politics.