''The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States'' is a 3 DVD set documentary released in 2005 by
The History Channel.
Description
As the title suggests, the documentary presents a snapshot of life from the
White House since independence of the United States. The documentary is based on the 2000 book ''To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents'', edited by
James M. McPherson. Each DVD has three episodes. The documentary introduces each president with a bulletin card about his personality, and then proceeds to discuss political situation at the time, the turmoil and changes until the president's departure from office. The documentary details interesting stories like
Thomas Jefferson's
acquisition of Louisiana,
Battle of the Petticoats, machinations of
Rutherford Hayes, Civil War, Reagan's Revolution and many others.
DVD 1
*
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732, 1799) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797. Appointed by the Continental Congress as commander of th ...
to
James Monroe: 1789-1825
*
John Quincy Adams to
James K. Polk: 1825-1849
*
Zachary Taylor to
Abraham Lincoln: 1849-1865
DVD 2
*
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808July 31, 1875) was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Johnson was a Dem ...
to
Chester A. Arthur: 1865-1885
*
Grover Cleveland to
William Howard Taft: 1885-1913
*
Woodrow Wilson to
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1913-1945
DVD 3
*
Harry Truman to
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. ( ; born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. He was the only president never to have been elected ...
: 1945-1977
*
Jimmy Carter to
George W. Bush: 1977–Present (2004 campaign)
* Bonus Program: All the Presidents' Wives
Re-aired, the final program includes the first term of
Barack Obama, however, Edward Herrmann does not return as the narrator.
Credits
* Executive Producers : Craig Haffner and Donna E. Lusitana
* Producer: Susan Werbe
* Written and Produced by Rhys Thomas
* Narrator:
Edward Herrmann
External links
Amazon
Documentary films about American politics
Films about presidents of the United States
History (American TV channel) original programming
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