The Presidents (film)

*The Presidents*
The Presidents
Also known as	The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States
Genre	Documentary
Written by	Rhys Thomas
Narrated by	Edward Herrmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	9
Production
Producers	Craig Haffner, Donna E. Lusitana, Susan Werbe, Rhys Thomas
Running time	45 minutes (each)
Original release
Network	History Channel
Release	January 18 –; March 8, 2005

The Presidents: The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States is a 3 DVD set documentary released in 2005 by the History Channel.

Description

As the title suggests, the documentary presents a snapshot of life from the White House since independence of the United States. The documentary is based on the 2000 book To the Best of My Ability: The American Presidents, edited by James M. McPherson. Each DVD has three episodes. The documentary introduces each president with a bulletin card about his personality, and then proceeds to discuss political situation at the time, the turmoil and changes until the president's departure from office. The documentary details interesting stories like Thomas Jefferson's acquisition of Louisiana, Battle of the Petticoats, machinations of Rutherford Hayes, Civil War, Reagan's Revolution and many others.