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The Presidents The Lives/Legacies -43 Leaders Of The United States DVD
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This box set of six DVDs is very good value for money. Produced by the History Channel, it obviously has an American bias in its narration of its own heads of state. Only three of the set actually comprises ‘The Presidents’ series itself. The remaining three discs are extras, and I set out their contents at the end of this review.
The three discs of the core series (of eight programmes) take us through the lives and times of the presidents, one by one, in chronological order. Each is imaginatively introduced by way of a card in ‘Top Trumps’ format. In some respects, of course, the histories of the presidents is also the history of the United States, and the series obviously picks up the main events happening the country under each president, as well as the man’s own triumphs and failures.
One benefit of the series’s format means that equal treatment is given to the little-known but often just as influential presidents, such as Polk, Taylor, and Fillmore. We are told that, “by the late 1800s the presidency didn’t seem to matter that much, and a good deal of executive power had been ceded to Congress.” But that would change. To get a good idea of the coverage, here’s a list for each forty-five minute episode: -
Programme 1 covers five presidents over thirty-six years (*****1825)
Programme 2 six presidents over twenty-four years (*****1849)
Programme 3 five presidents over sixteen years (*****1865)
Programme 4 five presidents over twenty years (*****1885)
Programme 5 six presidents over twenty-eight years (*****1913)
Programme 6 five presidents over thirty-two years (*****1945)
Programme 7 five presidents over thirty-two years (*****1977)
Programme 8 five presidents over thirty-one years (*****2008)
The series adopts a mixture of talking heads with a wide range of visual aids, from paintings and archive photographs to modern film, including the first colour film of a president. The talking heads tend to be academics or authors, but also include the likes of Bob Dole, Wesley Clark, Walter Cronkite, James Baker, and even an ex-president in the shape of Jimmy Carter. By the end of the series, commentators are also contemporaries.
One extra sneaks in at the end of programme eight, and that is a ninety-minute programme on ‘All the Presidents’ Wives.’ There had been at the time forty-three presidents, but in fact this extra features only thirty-two of their wives. The programme adopts a thematic rather than a chronological approach but allows us to see a more personal side to the presidents.
So what about the other three discs in this box set? The fourth brings us up to date by featuring an episode of the ‘Biography’ series, focussing on President Obama. Personally, he has been a great disappointment in office, but there is no denying his achievement in getting there. The programme lasts fifty minutes.
The fifth disc is entitled ‘Presidential Estates’, but is really an episode from the ‘America’s Castles’ series. It focuses on the home of Andrew Jackson at The Hermitage in Tennessee; of Martin van Buren at Lindenwald (New York); and of Rutherford Hayes at Spiegel Grove (Ohio). It lasts forty-five minutes.
Finally, we move to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for an episode from the ‘Modern Marvels’ series called ‘A Legacy Set in Stone’. This forty-five minute programme looks at the history of the sculpturing in stone of the four presidents on the side of the mountain.
All in all, then, a presidential set of goodies for those interested in American history, all professionally produced and full of insight.
Pick up Sydenham 3037
Post $2.20
Excellent condition
This box set of six DVDs is very good value for money. Produced by the History Channel, it obviously has an American bias in its narration of its own heads of state. Only three of the set actually comprises ‘The Presidents’ series itself. The remaining three discs are extras, and I set out their contents at the end of this review.
The three discs of the core series (of eight programmes) take us through the lives and times of the presidents, one by one, in chronological order. Each is imaginatively introduced by way of a card in ‘Top Trumps’ format. In some respects, of course, the histories of the presidents is also the history of the United States, and the series obviously picks up the main events happening the country under each president, as well as the man’s own triumphs and failures.
One benefit of the series’s format means that equal treatment is given to the little-known but often just as influential presidents, such as Polk, Taylor, and Fillmore. We are told that, “by the late 1800s the presidency didn’t seem to matter that much, and a good deal of executive power had been ceded to Congress.” But that would change. To get a good idea of the coverage, here’s a list for each forty-five minute episode: -
Programme 1 covers five presidents over thirty-six years (*****1825)
Programme 2 six presidents over twenty-four years (*****1849)
Programme 3 five presidents over sixteen years (*****1865)
Programme 4 five presidents over twenty years (*****1885)
Programme 5 six presidents over twenty-eight years (*****1913)
Programme 6 five presidents over thirty-two years (*****1945)
Programme 7 five presidents over thirty-two years (*****1977)
Programme 8 five presidents over thirty-one years (*****2008)
The series adopts a mixture of talking heads with a wide range of visual aids, from paintings and archive photographs to modern film, including the first colour film of a president. The talking heads tend to be academics or authors, but also include the likes of Bob Dole, Wesley Clark, Walter Cronkite, James Baker, and even an ex-president in the shape of Jimmy Carter. By the end of the series, commentators are also contemporaries.
One extra sneaks in at the end of programme eight, and that is a ninety-minute programme on ‘All the Presidents’ Wives.’ There had been at the time forty-three presidents, but in fact this extra features only thirty-two of their wives. The programme adopts a thematic rather than a chronological approach but allows us to see a more personal side to the presidents.
So what about the other three discs in this box set? The fourth brings us up to date by featuring an episode of the ‘Biography’ series, focussing on President Obama. Personally, he has been a great disappointment in office, but there is no denying his achievement in getting there. The programme lasts fifty minutes.
The fifth disc is entitled ‘Presidential Estates’, but is really an episode from the ‘America’s Castles’ series. It focuses on the home of Andrew Jackson at The Hermitage in Tennessee; of Martin van Buren at Lindenwald (New York); and of Rutherford Hayes at Spiegel Grove (Ohio). It lasts forty-five minutes.
Finally, we move to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota for an episode from the ‘Modern Marvels’ series called ‘A Legacy Set in Stone’. This forty-five minute programme looks at the history of the sculpturing in stone of the four presidents on the side of the mountain.
All in all, then, a presidential set of goodies for those interested in American history, all professionally produced and full of insight.
- Date Listed:30/08/2023
- Last Edited:21/11/2023
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