The Presidents: The lives and legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States is a 364 minutes documentary featuring the insights of lives of the great men that have ruled our country. I got this documentary from John and Judy Gay Public Library, Mckinney. I watched the DVD on my laptop. Due to the course of this class i would be describing this documentary from Rutherford B. Hayes to Clinton. The DVD had 3 discs.Disc 1 has Washington to Monroe,, John Q. Adams to Polk, Taylor to Lincoln, Disc 2 has Andrew Johnson to Arthur, Cleveland to Taft, Wilson to FDR, Disc 3 has Truman to Ford, Carter to George W. Bush, (1977-present.) The documentary was a very expository view of the presidencies of all the presidents from different viewpoints. It gave
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I got it from Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, Mckinney. I watched the movie on my laptop. When president William Mckinley was assassinated in 1901, it made the vice president (Theodore Roosevelt), an “accidental” president at the age of 42. He was young and ebullient, and embodied America at the turn of the century. He acted as a reformer, who used power of the government to improve the lives of the ordinary Americans. He extended the power of the president and the role of U.S in ordinary Americans, and also the role of U.S in international affairs. He used the developing mass media to enlarge his image and manipulate public opinion.Roosevelt’s legacy is still evident today in areas such as government regulations, foreign policy, and the national park system. Yet, behind the vigor and optimism was a man shadowed by tragedy. The documentary starts with an overview of Roosevelt’s life and personality.It gives us an in-depth view of Roosevelt’s life; relationship, tragedies, love, friendships. His childhood asthma problem and his strong relationship with his father. This documentary deals with almost every aspect of his life.It features reading of Roosevelt’s words by Richard Dreyfuss and interviews with President Bill Clinton, Governor George Pataki of New York, Authors H.W. Brands and Edmund Morris, and a number of the 26th president’s descendants- all of which perceptibly illuminate the life of this sui generis
I got it from Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library, Mckinney. I watched the movie on my laptop. When president William Mckinley was assassinated in 1901, it made the vice president (Theodore Roosevelt), an “accidental” president at the age of 42. He was young and ebullient, and embodied America at the turn of the century. He acted as a reformer, who used power of the government to improve the lives of the ordinary Americans. He extended the power of the president and the role of U.S in ordinary Americans, and also the role of U.S in international affairs. He used the developing mass media to enlarge his image and manipulate public opinion.Roosevelt’s legacy is still evident today in areas such as government regulations, foreign policy, and the national park system. Yet, behind the vigor and optimism was a man shadowed by tragedy. The documentary starts with an overview of Roosevelt’s life and personality.It gives us an in-depth view of Roosevelt’s life; relationship, tragedies, love, friendships. His childhood asthma problem and his strong relationship with his father. This documentary deals with almost every aspect of his life.It features reading of Roosevelt’s words by Richard Dreyfuss and interviews with President Bill Clinton, Governor George Pataki of New York, Authors H.W. Brands and Edmund Morris, and a number of the 26th president’s descendants- all of which perceptibly illuminate the life of this sui generis