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The American president [digital videodisc] / 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.

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[Alexandria, VA] : PBS Home Video ; [Hollywood, CA] : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, c2000.

Presidents -- United States -- History.

Presidents -- United States -- Biography.

Executive power -- United States -- History.

Constitutional history -- United States.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

United States -- Politics and government.

1415709238 (set)

5 videodiscs (120 min. each) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Full screen version.

Disc 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) -- Disc 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) -- Disc 3. Executive vision: episode 5. The American way (Jefferson, Coolidge, Hoover, Reagan) ; episode 6. The world stage (Monroe, McKinley, Wilson, Bush) -- Disc 4. The candidate: episode 7. The heroic posture (Washington, W.H. Harrison, Grant, Eisenhower) ; episode 8. Compromise choices (Pierce, Garfield, Harding, Ford) -- Disc 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).

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.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

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