The American President
Documentary·2000·1 Seasons
“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.
Starring: Walter Cronkite,Morley Safer,Andrew Young,Dale Bumpers
Episodes
Season 1S01 | E01
Family Ties
2000-04-09
S01 | E02
Happenstance
2000-04-09
S01 | E03
An Independent Cast of Mind
2000-04-10
S01 | E04
The Professional Politician
2000-04-10
S01 | E05
The American Way
2000-04-11
S01 | E06
The World Stage
2000-04-11
S01 | E07
The Heroic Posture
2000-04-12
S01 | E08
Compromise Choices
2000-04-12
S01 | E09
Expanding Power
2000-04-13
S01 | E10
The Balance of Power
2000-04-13
Cast

Walter Cronkite
George Washington

Morley Safer
John Adams

Andrew Young
Thomas Jefferson
Dale Bumpers
James Madison
Robert MacNeil
James Monroe

George Will
John Quincy Adams

James Carville
Andrew Jackson

Mario Cuomo
Martin Van Buren

Lloyd Bentsen
William H. Harrison

Charlie Rose
John Tyler
Howard Baker
James K. Polk

Tim Russert
Millard Filmore
Sargent Shriver
Franklin Pierce

David Gergen
James Buchanan