The American President

Overview

“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

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Walter Cronkite

  George Washington

  10 eps

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  Morley Safer

  John Adams

  10 eps

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  Andrew Young

  Thomas Jefferson

  10 eps

• Dale Bumpers

  James Madison

  10 eps

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