The History Channel Presents The Presidents

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	The History Channel Presents The Presidents A&E Home Video, 2005 average customer review:based on 35 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Presidents

Wonderful set for anyone who enjoys American History, especially our presidents! I ordered a set for our Christian Day School; was so impressed, I ordered more for myself and others. Once you start watching, it's hard to find a stopping place until you've finished! One thing especially pleased me, it was not "party-biased". I felt the good and bad was reported with reasonable balance for all the men.

Great

very surprised and entertained. just purchased the states right after the viewing of this.

The Presidents, in brief....

2003's "The History Channel Presents The Presidents" is a nicely done survey of our first 43 presidents. Each President gets a concise description of their time in office, buttressed by short commentary from various historians and a few prominent personalties. The segements include paintings, pictures, photography, and as we get closer to the present, motion pictures of each man.

No great historical depth is promised or delivered here. The intended audience is clearly the general viewer, many of whom will have forgotten some of the more obscure presidents. The narration is short, punchy, and tone-neutral. For presidents who served before the era of widely-available television, video dating as far back as the terms of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt, turns these men from statues into real, breathing, moving human beings in context.

This DVD series is highly recommended as an introduction to the history of our presidents, suitable for a wide variety of interested viewers.

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Very Good for the Classroom

The 'only' problem is that once the DVD reaches the Carter administration - every Democrat President could do little wrong and every Republican President could do little right. The opinions of the 'experts' take a huge LEFT turn. Even high schools kids point out how bias the comments are.

Fun to watch !

This is a very insightful and entertaining program. It may not be detailed enough to satisfy ardent history buffs but it does cover the major events of each president's administration as well as the personal quirks of all the chief executives. Highly recommended.

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