The American President
tv show

10 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired April 09, 2000
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Overview
“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.
Season 1
10 episodes
Air Date
April 09, 2000
Overview
“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.
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Family Ties
Episode 1 - 53m
April 09, 2000
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Happenstance
Episode 2 - 53m
April 09, 2000
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An Independent Cast of Mind
Episode 3 - 53m
April 10, 2000
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The Professional Politician
Episode 4 - 53m
April 10, 2000
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The American Way
Episode 5 - 53m
April 11, 2000
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The World Stage
Episode 6 - 53m
April 11, 2000
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The Heroic Posture
Episode 7 - 53m
April 12, 2000
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Compromise Choices
Episode 8 - 53m
April 12, 2000
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Expanding Power
Episode 9 - 53m
April 13, 2000
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The Balance of Power
Episode 10 - 53m
April 13, 2000
Episodes
Cast

Walter Cronkite
as
George Washington

Morley Safer
as
John Adams

Andrew Young
as
Thomas Jefferson
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Dale Bumpers
as
James Madison
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Robert MacNeil
as
James Monroe

George Will
as
John Quincy Adams

James Carville
as
Andrew Jackson

Mario Cuomo
as
Martin Van Buren

Lloyd Bentsen
as
William H. Harrison

Charlie Rose
as
John Tyler
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Howard Baker
as
James K. Polk

Tim Russert
as
Millard Filmore