Structured entries
- THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT (CC)
4/9/2000
Debut: All 41 Presidents are profiled in this 10-hour series from the producer of the Emmy-winning 1988 documentary JFK: In His Own Words. Longtime Time White House correspondent Hugh Sidey hosts the series, which also draws on the commentary of Harvard historian Richard E. Neustadt. The format is thematic, and Part I focuses on four men whose "Family Ties" help land them in the Oval Office: John Quincy Adams (voice of George Will), Benjamin Harrison (former Secretary of State Alexander Haig), John Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt, who "saw the Presidency as almost family property," says Neustadt, "and thought of the country as his patrimony." (1:00)
- JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: His Father's Son. (1825-1829) 4/9/2000
- BENJAMIN HARRISON: Nobody's Grandson. (1889-93)
- FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Possession By Right. (1933-45)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY: Vindicating the Irish. (1961-63)
- EPISODE 2, HAPPENSTANCE 4/10/2000
- JOHN TYLER: Establishing the Precedent. (1841-45)
- MILLARD FILLMORE: Called by Bereavement. (1850-53)
- ANDREW JOHNSON: Elect of An Assassin. (1865-69)
- CHESTER A. ARTHUR: Gentleman Boss. (1881-85)
- HARRY S. TRUMAN: An Optimist. (1945-53)
- EPISODE 3, AN INDEPENDANT CAST OF LINE
- JOHN ADAMS: Going it Alone.! (1797-1801)
- ZACHARY TAYLOR: Old Rough and Ready. (1849-50)
- RUTHERFORD B. HAYES: No Fondness for Political Life. (1877-81)
- JIMMY CARTER: The Outsider. (1977-81)
- EPISODE 4, THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN
- MARTIN VAN BUREN: The Little Magician. (1837-41)
- JAMES BUCHANAN: Avoiding Conflict. (1857-61)
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Politics With a Purpose. (1861-65)
- LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON: The Art of Political Bluster. (1963-69)
- EPISODE 5, THE AMERICAN WAY
- THOMAS JEFFERSON: His Empire of Liberty. (1801-09)
- CALVIN COOLIDGE: Silent Cal. (1923-29)
- HERBERT C. HOOVER: American Individualist. (1929-33)
- RONALD REAGAN: An American Dreamer. (1981-89)
- EPISODE 6, THE WORLD STAGE
- JAMES MONROE: A Vision for the New Hemisphere. (1817-25)
- WILLIAM McKINLEY: Reluctant Apostle. (1897-1901)
- WOODROW WILSON: An Idealist. (1913-21)
- GEORGE W. BUSH: Personal Contact. (1989-93)
- EPISODE 7, THE HEROIC POSTURE
- GEORGE WASHINGTON: America's First Hero. (1789-97)
- WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: A Manufactured Hero. (1841)
- ULYSSES S. GRANT: In Over His Head. (1869-77)
- DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER:The Heroic Image. (1953)61)
- THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
(Concluded)
- EISENHOWER: (1953-61)
- EPISODE 8, COMPROMISE CHOICES
- FRANKLYN PIERCE: THE DARK HORSE President. (1853-57)
- JAMES A. GARFIELD: Awaiting Destiny. (81)
- WARREN G. HARDING: I Should Never Have Been Here. (1921-23)
- GERALD R. FORD: Healing the Nation. (1974-77)
- EPISODE 9, EXPANDING POWER 5/25/00
- ANDREW JACKSON: The Power of the People. (1829-37)
- GROVER CLEVELAND: Ugly Honest. (1885-97)
- THEODORE ROOSEVELT: Rough Rider. (1901-0
- RICHARD M. NIXON: Abuse of Power (1969-7
- EPISODE 10, THE BALANCE OF POWER:
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## HEADING: THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
1273. THE AMERICAN
PRESIDENT (CC)
SUN. 8 PM 7
4/9/2000
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Part 1: Family Ties
Debut: All 41 Presidents are profiled in this 10-hour series
from the producer of the Emmy-winning 1988 documentary
JFK: In His Own Words.
Longtime Time White House correspondent Hugh Sidey
hosts the series, which also draws on the commentary of
Harvard historian Richard E. Neustadt. The format is
thematic, and Part I focuses on four men whose "Family
Ties" help land them in the Oval Office: John Quincy Adams
(voice of George Will), Benjamin Harrison (former Secretary
of State Alexander Haig), John Kennedy and Franklin
Roosevelt, who "saw the Presidency as almost family
property," says Neustadt, "and thought of the country as
his patrimony." (1:00)
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: His Father's
Son. (1825-1829) 4/9/2000
BENJAMIN HARRISON: Nobody's
Grandson. (1889-93)
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT: Possession
By Right. (1933-45)
JOHN F. KENNEDY: Vindicating the
Irish. (1961-63)
EPISODE 2, HAPPENSTANCE: 4/10/2000
JOHN TYLER: Establishing the Pre
cedent. (1841-45)
MILLARD FILLMORE: Called by
Bereavement. (1850-53)
ANDREW JOHNSON: Elect of An
Assassin. (1865-69)
CHESTER A. ARTHUR: Gentleman
Boss. (1881-85)
HARRY S. TRUMAN: An Optimist.
(1945-53)
3. AN INDEPENDANT CAST OF LINE:
JOHN ADAMS: Going it Alone.!
(1797-1801)
ZACHARY TAYLOR: Old Rough and
Ready. (1849-50)
RUTHERFORD B. HAYES: No Fondness
for Political Life. (1877-81)
JIMMY CARTER: The Outsider.
(1977-81)
EPI. 4, THE PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN:
MARTIN VAN BUREN: The Little
Magician. (1837-41)
JAMES BUCHANAN: Avoiding Conflict.
(1857-61)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Politics With
a Purpose. (1861-65)
LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON: The Art of
Political Bluster. (1963-69)
EPISODE 5, THE AMERICAN WAY:
THOMAS JEFFERSON: His Empire of
Liberty. (1801-09)
CALVIN COOLIDGE: Silent Cal.
(1923-29)
HERBERT C. HOOVER: American
Individualist. (1929-33)
RONALD REAGAN: An American
Dreamer. (1981-89)
EPISODE 6, THE WORLD STAGE:
JAMES MONROE: A Vision for the
New Hemisphere. (1817-25)
WILLIAM McKINLEY: Reluctant
Apostle. (1897-1901)
WOODROW WILSON: An Idealist.
(1913-21)
GEORGE W. BUSH: Personal
Contact. (1989-93)
EPISODE 7, THE HEROIC POSTURE:
GEORGE WASHINGTON: America's First
Hero. (1789-97)
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: A
Manufactured Hero. (1841)
ULYSSES S. GRANT: In Over His
Head. (1869-77)
DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER:The
Heroic Image. (1953)61)
(Concluded next tape)
1274. THE
AMERICAN PRESIDENT
EISENHOWER: (1953-61) (Concluded)
EPISODE 8, COMPROMISE CHOICES:
FRANKLYN PIERCE: THE DARK HORSE
President. (1853-57)
JAMES A. GARFIELD: Awaiting Destiny. (81)
WARREN G. HARDING: I Should Never
Have Been Here. (1921-23)
GERALD R. FORD: Healing the Nation.
(1974-77)
EPISODE 9, EXPANDING POWER 5/25/00
ANDREW JACKSON: The Power of the
People. (1829-37)
GROVER CLEVELAND: Ugly Honest. (1885-97)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT: Rough Rider. (1901-0
RICHARD M. NIXON: Abuse of Power (1969-7
EPISODE 10, THE BALANCE OF POWER:
BIOGRAPHY: S. GORDON LIDDY. 2/18/97
NIXON, w/everybody. (1995)
