The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

While The Civil War will probably always be my favorite documentary from Ken Burns and company this is really great storytelling.

The documentary focus is on both Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt two of the most highly ranked President(s) of the United States of America and also Eleanor the wife of Franklin and niece of Theodore (she was a fifth cousin of Franklin).

While Theodore and Franklin represented different parties they were both progressive in their own way. Both men also had various human character flaws.

The arc of Eleanor's life is also fascinating and she played an important role as an advisor to her husband and campaigned for many social causes she believed in.

The narration by Peter Coyote is compelling and there is a cast of great actors who read the various writings of these historical figures.