Audio - Visual Resources
The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt. Harrison Engel, Anacapa Productions, 1983. Color 16mm and videotape. Available from Churchill Films, 93 min. Excellent historic films of Roosevelt have been computer enhanced and speed corrected.
My Father, The President. Directed by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick, 1982. Color 16mm and videotape available from Pyramid Fi lm and Video. 23 min. Charming t our of Sagamore Hill, TR's Long Island home, with episodes about his career, narrated by Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Roosevelt's late daughter.
TR: An American Lion. Directed by David deVries for Greystone Communications / The History Channel, 2003. VH S and DVD. The latest biography of TR, it aired in January 2003 on two evening s , two hours per evening. Discusses some of the latest research and attitudes.
T.R. and H is Times A Walk Through the Twentieth Century with Bill Moyers. Corporation for Entertainment and Learning, 1983. Color 16mm and videotape available from PBS Video. 58 min. The life and times of Theodore Roosevelt are examined through film clips, still pictures and comments.
T.R..: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt. David Grubin Productions , WGBH, Boston, 1996. Videotape available from PBS Home Video. 240 min. This special presentation of the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE explores the influences of TR's childhood on the shaping of the man; charts TR's meteoric rise to the presidency; and explores the turbulent years after he left office, when he remained a potent political force and a fascinating human being.
Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider to Rushmore. A&E Biography, A&E Television Network, 1995. Videotape available from A&E Sales. 50 min. A stirring portrait of the president who transformed America from a fledgling nation into a world power
Into the Amazon: Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt’s trip down the River of Doubt in Brazil’s Amazon almost brought him to death.
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics.