Season 1 (2005)

Washington to Monroe (1789-1825)
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January 18, 2005 • 1h

During the heady days of the Constitutional Era, America's Founding Fathers set the future of a nation on its course. Washington ...Read more

John Q. Adams to Polk (1825-1849)
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January 25, 2005 • 1h

In a period of rapid growth for the nation and contentious politics in Washington, Jackson heralds in the era of the Common Man an...Read more

Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)
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February 1, 2005 • 1h

The most volatile period in U.S. history leads to the American Civil War. Follow the Presidency from the rough style of Taylor--t...Read more

Andrew Johnson to Arthur (1865-1885)
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February 8, 2005 • 1h

The Age of Reconstruction follows the Civil War. Three of the five presidents during this period are former generals of this war....Read more

Cleveland to Taft (1885-1913)
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February 15, 2005 • 1h

During an era of unbridled economic growth called the Gilded Age, Cleveland becomes the first president to serve two non-consecuti...Read more

Wilson to FDR (1913-1945)
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February 22, 2005 • 1h

While America emerges as a super-power, Wilson promises to "make the world safe for democracy," Harding's administration is wracke...Read more

Truman to Ford (1945-1977)
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March 1, 2005 • 1h

Truman leads the United States into the Atomic Age and the beginning of the Cold War. The most likeable president in U.S. history...Read more

Carter to George W. Bush (1977-Present)
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March 8, 2005 • 1h

From the fall of the Berlin Wall to the inauguration of 2005, Carter suffers through an economic depression and the Iran Hostage C...Read more

All the President's Wives
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March 15, 2005 • 1h

As the saying goes, behind every great man stands a great woman. This special bonus feature sets about both proving and disprovin...Read more