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The Presidents Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2005 - 0
Episode 1
Washington to Monroe (1789-1825)
Tue, Jan 18, 2005 60 mins
Part 1 of eight covers George Washington through James Monroe. Included are comments from historians, including Richard Brookhiser, Carol Berkin and William M. Fowler Jr.
Episode 2
1825-1849
Tue, Jan 18, 2005 60 mins
Part 2 covers John Quincy Adams to James K. Polk. Included: the idea of Manifest Destiny under Andrew Jackson; Polk's expansion of America to the Pacific Ocean.
Episode 3
1849-1865
Wed, Jan 19, 2005 60 mins
Part 3 covers presidents Zachary Taylor to Abraham Lincoln, spanning the years 1850 to 1865. Included: The Civil War and Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.
Episode 4
A. Johnson to Arthur (1865-1885)
Wed, Jan 19, 2005 60 mins
Part 4 covers presidents Andrew Johnson to Chester A. Arthur, spanning the years 1865 to 1885. Included: rebuilding the union following the Civil War and Lincoln's assassination; Johnson's impeachment trial.
Episode 5
Cleveland to Taft (1885-1913)
Thu, Jan 20, 2005 60 mins
Part 5 covers presidents Grover Cleveland to William Howard Taft, spanning the years 1885 to 1913. Included: the administration of Theodore Roosevelt and his attack on business monopolies; the McKinley assassination.
Episode 6
1913-1945
Thu, Jan 20, 2005 60 mins
Part 6 covers presidents Woodrow Wilson to Franklin D. Roosevelt, spanning the years 1913 to 1945. Included: the Great Depression; World Wars I and II; Roosevelt's three terms.
Episode 7
Truman to Ford (1945-1977)
Fri, Jan 21, 2005 60 mins
Part 7 covers presidents Harry S. Truman to Gerald Ford, spanning the years 1945 to 1977. Included: Eisenhower and D Day; the JFK administration; Johnson and the Vietnam War; Nixon and Watergate and his resignation.
Episode 8
Carter to Bush (1977-2005)
Fri, Jan 21, 2005 60 mins
The conclusion covers Jimmy Carter to George W. Bush, spanning the years 1977 to 2005. Included: the Iran hostage crisis; Reagan and the fall of the Berlin Wall; George H. W. Bush and the Gulf War; Clinton's sex scandal; the Sept. 11th tragedy; the Bush-Kerry election.