Theodore Roosevelt

I can't say a lot about this mini-series that hasn't already been mentioned, pro and con, by other reviewers. With over five hours of broadcast time, a lot of major and minor details about TR were covered. The most knowledgeable scholars were interviewed. Even his family members were given an opportunity to speak.

I was severely disappointed, though, that there was no mention of his Nobel Peace Prize, the first earned by a sitting American president Or of his Great White Fleet sent on a round-the-world tour, to project American sea power to all parts of the globe. TR put the world on notice that the United States was now major military force to be reckoned with. If you blinked, you also missed the quick visual reference to his posthumous Medal of Honor award, posted at his grave site just before the closing credits. It would not have taken much time to include those important points to such a monumental tribute to his life.