Title:
The American president [videorecording] / a co-production of Kundhardt Productions and Thirteen/WNET New York ; written, produced and directed by Philip B. Kunhardt, Jr., Philip B. Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt.
Author:
Kunhardt, Philip.
Kunhardt, Philip B., 1951-
Kunhardt, Peter W.
Sidey, Hugh.
Neustadt, Richard E.
Kunhardt Productions.
WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
PBS Home Video.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Genre:
Publication Information:
[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video ; Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video [distributor], c2000.
Call Number:
E176.1 .K8543 2000 V.1
Abstract:
Ten one-hour documentaries that focus on different aspects of character and governing style of the men who have served as president of the United States.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9780780632288
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (120 min. ea.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
"Based on the book 'The American president' published by Riverhead Books"--Container.
"DVD-ROM features require a DVD-ROM drive on your PC with Windows 95 or higher to access Web links ... DVD-ROM features will not work on a CD-ROM drive or on a Macintosh computer."--Container.
Contents:
[v. 1] A matter of destiny: episode 1. Family ties (J.Q. Adams, B. Harrison, F. Roosevelt, Kennedy) ; episode 2. Happenstance (Tyler, Fillmore, A. Johnson, Arthur, Truman) -- [v. 2] Politics and the presidency: episode 3. An independent cast of mind (J. Adams, Taylor, Hayes, Carter) ; episode 4. The professional politician (Van Buren, Buchanan, Lincoln, L. Johnson) -- [v. 3] Executive vision: episode 5. The American way (Jefferson, Coolidge, Hoover, Reagan) ; episode 6. The world stage (Monroe, McKinley, Wilson, Bush) -- [v. 4] The candidate: episode 7. The heroic posture (Washington, W.H. Harrison, Grant, Eisenhower) ; episode 8. Compromise choices (Pierce, Garfield, Harding, Ford) -- [v. 5] An office and its powers: episode 9. Expanding power (Jackson, Cleveland, T. Roosevelt, Nixon) ; episode 10. The balance of power (Madison, Polk, Taft, Clinton).
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