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dsc

(52,162 posts) Sun Sep 14, 2014, 10:48 AM Sep 2014

tonight on PBS is the first installment of Ken Burns' the Roosevelts

at 8 tonight and everynight this week.

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tonight on PBS is the first installment of Ken Burns' the Roosevelts (Original Post) dsc Sep 2014 OP

My whole weekend has been about THIS event! Cooley Hurd Sep 2014 #1

Burns was on... I think... NPR this week. Smarmie Doofus Sep 2014 #2

k&r Little Star Sep 2014 #3

R#6 & K n/t UTUSN Sep 2014 #4

I'll be there. Thanks. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #5

Looking forward to it. TwilightGardener Sep 2014 #6

Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)

1. My whole weekend has been about THIS event!

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 10:51 AM

Sep 2014

I loooooove KB and I loooooove the Roosevelts! I'm all over this at 8pm!

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

2. Burns was on... I think... NPR this week.

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2014, 10:55 AM

Sep 2014

Sounds like the series will break some new ground. In other words: get way past (and go much deeper than)the familiar cliches attached to this "family".

"Clan" would probably be a better word. "Fifth cousin" ( Franklin to Eleanor) implies a lot of people in between.