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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...
2) FDR
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Biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from his childhood as the coddled child of wealthy parents, through his marriage to distant cousin Eleanor Roosevelt and devastating illness with polio, to his service as President of the United States for unprecedented four terms during the crises of the Great Depression and World War II.
3) TR
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Documentary about Theodore Roosevelt. Explores the influence of Roosevelt's childhood, his rise to the U.S. Presidency, and the years after he left office. He built the Panama Canal, won the Nobel Prize for Peace and left a permanent legacy of national forests and parks. An engaging portrait of a skillful politician, rugged outdoorsman, caring father and fascinating individual.
4) Jimmy Carter
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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.
5) The Kennedys
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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.
6) Nixon
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Covers the span of Richard M. Nixon's political life during his early political career.
7) Reagan
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The story of Ronald Reagan's life, with comments by contemporaries and historians.
8) Truman
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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...
9) LBJ
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Biography of Lyndon Baines Johnson from his early life in Texas through his controversial presidency. Covers his early career as a supporter of the New Deal; the assassination of John F. Kennedy; the Civil Rights struggle, the War on Poverty; and the Vietnam War.
