The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) | Team Personality Map

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) - TV Show

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014) | Team Personality Map

14/09/2014

Overview

Chronicles the lives of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, fourteen hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore’s birth in 1858 to Eleanor’s death in 1962.

i

INTROVERTIntuitiveFeelingJUDGING

Paul Giamatti

Theodore Roosevelt (voice)

What they bring to the party

Caring, serious, driven by deeply held values, wants to change things for the better, perceptive, insightful, independent, up for the cause, ‘big picture,’ creative, idealistic, planning, follow through.

Not their forte

Difficult to know, complex, values-driven so needs to believe in a project or organisation, emotional but rarely show their emotions, intense, sensitive can get offended, can ignore ‘irrelevant’ facts.

i

ExtravertSENSINGTHINKINGPerceiving

Theodore Roosevelt

Himself (archive footage)

What they bring to the party

Sociable, love the craic, practical, happy to jump in and do without thought or planning, adventurous, loves a challenge and a crisis, problem-solver, enthusiastic and energising, driven by interest, sociable.

Not their forte

Steady state and stasis, planning, anything laborious, working alone, anything conceptual or creative, needs interest and stimulation, wants new experiences constantly, struggles to reflect or sit still.

i

ExtravertIntuitiveFeelingJUDGING

Meryl Streep

Eleanor Roosevelt (voice)

John Lithgow

James Roosevelt (voice)

What they bring to the party

Organised, planning, sorting out people problems, helpful, caring, positive, dependable, likeable, dutiful, committed, hard-working, at the heart of the team, the glue, energetic, enthusiastic.

Not their forte

Can give too much and neglect their own needs, sensitive so can get offended, can try too hard to create harmony, can be overly subjective and lack harder edge, desire to finish can mean controlling.

i

ExtravertIntuitiveTHINKINGJUDGING

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Himself (archive footage)

What they bring to the party

Confident, authoritative, takes charge, outgoing, energy, long range planner, relentless and driven, difficult to budge, big picture, drive for closure quickly, take tough decisions, break with tradition.

Not their forte

Going slow and steady, taking a back seat, not having a strong opinion, confrontational to get it moving, direct to the point of bone-jarring, needs the challenge of something new, need to lead.