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Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In 1861, the Civil War was a conflict that threatened to permanently divide the United States. Without President Abraham Lincoln's leadership, courage, and determination to maintain the Union, our country may have ceased to exist. From his childhood in Kentucky to his election as president and his outspoken views against slavery, this program chronicles his life through re-enactments and archival photographs.
Publisher
Mazzarella Media
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Program begins with a brief history of the people who fought for civil rights and freedoms for all Americans, and explains how their efforts provided the possibility and opportunity that led to the election of President Obama. Viewers will learn how President Obama became the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American president in our country's history.
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c2002
Language
English
Description
Fifteen years after he left office, Ronald Reagan's place among the most important presidents in American history is secure ... from his first forays into politics to the ongoing debate over his place in history. Draws on a series of interviews with family, administrative insiders and world political leaders.
46) FDR
Series
Publisher
PBS DVD video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
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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.
Publisher
Passport Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The Hollywood Years takes a look at the actor as he goes from sports broadcaster to respected leading man. The Presidential Years documents his rise in leadership that carried him to the White House where he would inscribe an indelible legacy in history.
48) Parkland
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
November 22, 1963 is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event.
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor as the most prominent members of the most important family in history. Through their stories, PBS chronicles the history they helped to shape, from the Square Deal to the New Deal, San Juan Hill to the Western Front, to the founding of the United Nations.
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Former Senator Selina Meyer has accepted the call to serve as Vice President of the United States. The job is nothing like she imagined and everything she was warned about. 'Veep' follows Meyer and her staff as they attempt to make their mark and leave a lasting legacy, without getting tripped up in the day-to-day political games that define Washington.
52) Killing Kennedy
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
As global Cold War tensions mount and organized crime escalates in the U.S., a young, ambitious man from a wealthy family rises to become the leader of the free world. At the same time, a former dedicated Marine grows disillusioned with America. When their paths ultimately cross, the course of U.S. history will forever change.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
60 Minutes tracks the rise of Barack Obama from Senator to President with behind-the-scenes access over a two-year period. Contains material from six separate broadcast segments, and includes major public appearances and speeches.
54) Game change
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Game Change is a searing, behind-the-scenes look at John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign, from the decision to select Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate to the ticket's ultimate defeat in the general election just sixty days later. Told primarily through the eyes of senior McCain strategist Steve Schmidt, who originally championed Palin and later came to regret the choice.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Former Senator Selina Meyer was a charismatic leader and a rising star in her party with her eye on the White House, then she became Vice President. VEEP follows the whirlwind day-to day existence of Vice President Meyer as she puts out political fires, juggles a busy public schedule and demanding private life, and defends the President's interests, even as she tries to improve her dysfunctional relationship with the Chief Executive.
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The presidency is the most important position in the American government. Who the presidents were and what they did says a lot about the American government as a whole. Explore the presidency and learn where the President lives and what the job entails. Discover what it takes to become President.
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
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.
Publisher
Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005, c2001
Language
English
Description
Celebrates the 200th anniversary of America's mansion - the White House, with a look at the stories, both public and private, that have unfolded within its walls. Reincarnates two centuries of power-plays, tragedies, crises, celebrations and victories through the words of those involved.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Frontline presents the story of the man behind the myth, probing Mandela's character, leadership, and life's method through intimate recollections with friends, political allies, adversaries, and his fellow prisoners and jailers on Robben Island, where Mandela spent 18 of his 27 prison years, transforming himself in prison from an impetuous, risk-taking radical into a mature leader and statesman.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In 1959, Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba. He has been one of the most controversial figures in the world ever since. This chronicles the Cuban leader's ability to maintain control through ongoing tumult in his country, and in his dealings with the United States and the rest of the world.
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