Series · Documentary
The American President (2000)Season 1
★ 8.0 · 1 votes1 season · 10 episodesDocumentary2000
“The American President” is a series that aired on PBS in 2000 profiling 41 U.S. chief executives, using exclusive interviews with Presidents Clinton, Bush, Ford, and Carter. Well known figures lend their voice to presidents of the past who lived before sound recordings, including: Colin Powell, Bob Dole, Walter Cronkite, Ben Bradlee, John Glenn, James Carville, Andrew Young, and the Rev. Billy Graham. Narrated by Hugh Sidey.
- Network
- PBS
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- April 9, 2000
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Walter CronkiteGeorge Washington
Morley SaferJohn Adams
Andrew YoungThomas Jefferson- Dale BumpersJames Madison
Robert MacNeilJames Monroe
George WillJohn Quincy Adams
James CarvilleAndrew Jackson
Mario CuomoMartin Van Buren
Lloyd BentsenWilliam H. Harrison
Charlie RoseJohn Tyler- Howard BakerJames K. Polk
Tim RussertMillard Filmore- Sargent ShriverFranklin Pierce
David GergenJames Buchanan- Paul SimonAbraham Lincoln
- Don ImusAndrew Johnson
Norman SchwarzkopfUlysses S. Grant
John GlennRutherford B. Hayes
Billy GrahamJames Garfield- Dan RostenkowskiChester A. Arthur
Episodes
0/10 watched- Episode 1: Family Ties53 min · Apr 9, 2000
- Episode 2: Happenstance53 min · Apr 9, 2000
- Episode 3: An Independent Cast of Mind53 min · Apr 10, 2000
- Episode 4: The Professional Politician53 min · Apr 10, 2000
- Episode 5: The American Way53 min · Apr 11, 2000
- Episode 6: The World Stage53 min · Apr 11, 2000
- Episode 7: The Heroic Posture53 min · Apr 12, 2000
- Episode 8: Compromise Choices53 min · Apr 12, 2000
- Episode 9: Expanding Power53 min · Apr 13, 2000
- Episode 10: The Balance of Power53 min · Apr 13, 2000