Country of origin United States No. of episodes 9 Original network History channel Final episode date 8 March 2005 Narrated by Edward Herrmann Genre Documentary film | Original language(s) English Running time 45 minutes (each) First episode date 18 January 2005 Number of episodes 9 Written by Rhys Thomas Language English | |
Producer(s) Craig Haffner, Donna E. Lusitana, Susan Werbe, Rhys Thomas | ||
The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States is a 3 DVD set documentary published in 2005, published by the History channel.
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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 book To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents 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 Jefferson's acquisition of Louisiana, Battle of the Petticoats, machinations of Rutherford Hayes, Civil War, Reagan's Revolution and many others.
DVD 1
DVD 2
DVD 3
Re-aired, the final program includes the first term of Barack Obama, however, Edward Herrmann does not return as the narrator.