The Ultimate Guide To The Presidents DVD

From Washington to Obama this is the full history of America's highest office. One man with courage is a majority. - President Thomas Jefferson (1801-09) I like the job I have but if I had to live my life over again I would like to have ended up a sports writer. - President Richard Nixon (1969-74) In 1787 a unique system of American government was created: a democracy with powers separated among three branches: legislative judicial and executive. While the balance among them shifts from time to time the evolution of change is most embodied in the executive... office where The President of the United States head of the executive branch holds the position that best embodies the aspirations of the American people. Now join HISTORY™ for a fresh perspective on how the Oval Office has evolved over the past 200 years through stories about its most famous and infamous occupants. Learn about the 43 men who have served as Commander-in-Chief over the past two centuries - from the nation's first president George Washington to its most recent Barack Obama - and how they have faced the events expectations and challenges of their time. Just as one man at a time shapes the presidency so too does the presidency shape him. [show more]

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