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1) Reagan
Series
Language
English
Description
One of the most popular presidents ever, Ronald Wilson Reagan served two terms in office and left with his reputation intact as a charismatic, charming leader who managed to avoid many of the major pitfalls of the leaders before him. A one-time actor, he became an ideologue who preached a simple gospel of optimism, lower taxes, less government and anti-communism. Often underestimated, his successes surprised many of his greatest detractors.
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Language
English
Description
Discover the fascinating life and interests of the Renaissance man who was our third president. -- Thomas Jefferson is perhaps best known for writing the Declaration of Independence. But there₂s so much more to discover. He played violin, spoke seven languages and was a scientist, naturalist, botanist, mathematician and architect. Jefferson also doubled the size of the United States and sent Lewis and Clark to explore it.
3) FDR
Series
Language
English
Description
A documentary on the life and times of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Part one covers Roosevelt's early years and early political successes, his bout with polio at age 39, and ends with his election as president. Part two explores FDR's response to the Great Depression, and his leadership of the American people during World War II until his death in 1945.
4) Lincoln
Series
American chronicle (Gore Vidal) volume 2
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Filmed as if through the president's own eyes, Lincoln goes deeper than any documentary has before to reveal the troubled depths behind the man known as the Great Emancipator.
5) Reagan
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Americans know President Ronald Reagan's politics, policies, and oratorical prowess. But the totality of the legacy of America's 40th president is still eclipsed by the myth. While some say he's a hero and others call him an empty suit, one thing is for certain: President Ronald Reagan made history. Using rare archival footage and personal interviews with those who knew him best, revealed is the epic story of an unforgettable man who, against all...
6) LBJ
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Covers the life and career of Lyndon Baines Johnson, Senator from Texas and 36th President of the United States.
7) Jefferson
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. His life is a seemingly impenetrable thicket of contradictions: he enshrined the words "All Men are Created Equal, " and yet was a lifelong slave-owner; he was simultaneously a "man of the people" and the personification of the Virginia aristocrat; he was a die-hard American...
8) Jimmy Carter
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
The life of the 39th President of the United States. Examines the failings of Carter's political leadership in the context of the turbulent 1970s ; and explores the role religion played in his career.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2 explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas...
10) LBJ
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
"Presents the first in-depth assessment of the forty-first president of the United States, drawing upon new scholarship and unparalleled access to figures in Bush's private and public life. This film reveals Bush as a pivotal player during a critical moment in American and world history and in a powerful political dynasty... Features interviews with First Lady Barbara Bush, Condoleezza Rice, Colin Powell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and more" -- Container....
12) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
A deft politician and skillful diplomat, TR's magnetic personality and genius for publicity made him a legend in his own time. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, this is an engaging portrait of the private man and the president who created the modern American presidency.
14) Woodrow Wilson
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Description
Using photos, letters, newsreels, archival footage and beautifully filmed reenactments, this program tells the story of a professor who became one of America's greatest presidents. It's the tale of an emotionally complex man who craved affection and demanded unquestioned loyalty. And it's a fascinating portrait of a towering intellectual, one who appeared to espouse unwavering moral principles but who nonetheless shredded civil liberties during wartime...
15) The Kennedys
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
Uses extensive interviews, still photographs and archival footage to explore the building of the Kennedy legend. Documents the political ascendency of the family headed by Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., examines the presidency of John F. Kennedy, and discusses the influence of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., on the careers of his sons.
16) Truman
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Full screen version.
Language
English
Description
The story of the unlikely rise of a gritty American original, Harry Truman. He was a farmer, a bankrupt businessman, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held America's highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but he would prove to be a surprise. Facing some of the biggest crises of the century, Truman would end the war with Germany, use the atomic bomb against Japan, confront...
17) Nixon
Series
Language
English
Description
Covers the span of Richard M. Nixon's political life during his early political career.
18) Thomas Jefferson
Series
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.
19) The Reagan show
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary about the original performer-president's role of a lifetime. Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Chock full of wit and political irony, and told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan administration itself, THE REAGAN SHOW explores Reagan's made-for-TV...
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Profiles 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, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would...
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