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Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (368 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
America's unique form of democracy separates power among three branches of government: the legislative, judicial and executive. The President of the United States, who heads the executive branch, holds the position that most embodies the aspirations of the American people. Join HISTORY for a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about and learn about the 43 men who have served as Commander in...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examines the strengths and weaknesses of a man destined to both win and lose the presidency of the United States in an election landslide. An orphan, Hoover was a self-made millionaire at an early age with a expertise in leadership, crisis management, and humanitarian work. His two terms as Secretary of Commerce left a legacy that impacts Americans' way of life today. Yet, as president, his policy decisions on employment and monetary and fiscal policy...
Publisher
Schlessinger Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (23 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 teacher's guide (5 pages ; 19 cm).
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.
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (364 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The lives and legacies of the 43 leaders of the United States. Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, The Presidents features insight from journalists, scholars, and politicians, as well as rare and unseen photographs and footage.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Donald Trump has made opposition to immigration the signature policy of his presidency, and used anti-immigration fervor to animate his supporters and fuel a political movement. Frontline reveals the inside story of how an unlikely group of outsiders became the driving force behind Trump's most controversial initiatives." -- back of container.
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Celebrate American history and learn about the public and private lives of our Presidents; Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill; A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President; The true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it. Suports early reading; leadership; history knowledge.
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Amid revelations about faulty prewar intelligence and a scandal surrounding the indictment of the vice president's chief of staff and presidential adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Frontline goes behind the headlines to investigate the internal war that was waged between the intelligence community and Richard Bruce Cheney, the most powerful vice president in the nation's history. The film tells the story of the vice president's role as the chief...
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
[Widescreen].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
9) The American presidents: 1890-1945, the emergence of modern America ; the Great Depression & WWII
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 45 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 80 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
11) The American presidents: 1850-1900, Civil War and Reconstruction ; development of the industrial U.S
Series
Publisher
Disney Educational Productions
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
[Widescreen].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A fresh and relevant narrative about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy to our first African-American President.
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