American Experience T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I) (Season 9, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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American Experience

T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I) (Season 9, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 110 min | Documentary, Biography, History

An assassin's bullet ended the life of William McKinley in 1901, making his vice president, Theodore Roosevelt, an "accidental" president at the age of 42.

Director

David Grubin

Writers

David Grubin | Geoffrey C. Ward

Producer

David Grubin

Composer

Michael Bacon

Cinematographers

James Callanan | David Grubin | William McCullough | Alex Zakrzewski

Editors

Geof Bartz | Howard Sharp

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 6, 1996

Release date

Oct 6, 1996 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
17 cast members

Name	Known for
David McCullough Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Seabiscuit (2003)
John Morton Blum Self Self See fewer	Zelig (1983)
John Milton Cooper Self Self See fewer	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Edith Derby Williams Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
John Gable Self Self See fewer	The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt (1983)
William Harbaugh Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Nancy Jackson Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Walter LaFeber Self Self See fewer	Seeing Red (1983)
Jason Robards Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	All the President's Men (1976)
Theodore Roosevelt IV Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Kermit Roosevelt Jr. Self (as Kermit Roosevelt) Self (as Kermit Roosevelt) See fewer	World in Action (1963)
P. James Roosevelt Self Self See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Simple Gifts (1977)
Tweed Roosevelt Self Self See fewer	Theodore Roosevelt (2022)
Jean Strouse Self Self See fewer	New York: A Documentary Film (1999)
William Howard Taft Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The President's Pardon (1913)
Woodrow Wilson Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Adventures of a Boy Scout (1915)