TV series
The American President
2000 · 1 season
A stately, informative documentary series that offers a comprehensive look at the American presidency through interviews and narration.
- Created by
- James A. Edgar
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer, Andrew Young
- 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.
- How it feels
- Earnest and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Politics, power, ambition, identity
- Content
- Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- James A. Edgar
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer, Andrew Young
