CineScope

Season 1, Episode 2

In the Arena (1901-1910)

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Air Date: 2014-09-15

Overview: Murder brings Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency, but in the seven years that follow, he transforms the office and makes himself perhaps the best-loved of all presidents, battling corporate greed, preserving American wilderness, carrying the message of American might around the world. FDR weds Eleanor Roosevelt, and jumps at the chance to run for the New York state senate.

Runtime: 117 minutes

5.0 / 5

Cast

Peter Coyote Image

Peter Coyote

David McCullough Image

David McCullough

Meryl Streep Image

Meryl Streep

Edward Herrmann Image

Edward Herrmann

Paul Giamatti Image

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt Image

Theodore Roosevelt

Doris Kearns Goodwin Image

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Franklin D. Roosevelt Image

Franklin D. Roosevelt

John Lithgow Image

John Lithgow

Eleanor Roosevelt Image

Eleanor Roosevelt