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    Life Portrait of Richard M. Nixon

    In the thirty-sixth in a series on American presidents scholars and historians talked the life and career of Richard Nixon. Among the issues they discussed were his family life, his early po…

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    Life Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson

    In the thirty-fifth in a series on American presidents, scholars talked about the life and career of Lyndon B. Johnson. Among the issues addressed were his rise to the presidency after the a…

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    Life Portrait of Harry S. Truman

    In the thirty-second in a series on American presidents, scholars discussed the life and career of Harry S. Truman. Among the issues addressed were his rise to office after the death of Fran…

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    Life Portrait of Calvin Coolidge

    In the twenty-ninth in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians discussed the life and career of Calvin Coolidge. Among the issues they addressed were Coolidge’s early law an…

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    Life Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt

    In the twenty-fifth in a series on American presidents, scholars discussed the life and career of Theodore Roosevelt. Among the issues they addressed were his home and family life, his milit…

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    Life Portrait of William McKinley

    In the twenty-fourth in a series on American presidents, historians and scholars discussed the life and career of William McKinley. Among the issues discussed were his family life, his polit…

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    Life Portrait of James Garfield

    In the twentieth in a series on American presidents, scholars and historians talked about the life and career of James Garfield from his home in Ohio. Among the issues they addressed were Ga…

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    Life Portrait of Andrew Johnson

    In the seventeenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Andrew Johnson were discussed. Mr. Benedict talked about President Johnson, focusing on his impeachment, his vie…

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    Life Portrait of John Tyler

    In the tenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of John Tyler was discussed. Professor Crapol talked about Tyler’s career and offered observations about the history of t…

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    Life Portrait of Andrew Jackson

    In the seventh in a series on American presidents, Andrew Jackson’s life and career were discussed. Robert Remini discussed Jackson’s childhood, his military career and his presidency. Ms. M…

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    Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore

    In the thirteenth in a series on American presidents, the life and career of Millard Fillmore were discussed. Mr. Scarry and Ms. Francis talked about Fillmore’s personality and career, while…

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    Life Portrait of Martin Van Buren

    In the eighth in a series on American presidents, participants discussed the life and career of Martin Van Buren as well as his New York estate. Throughout the program various parts of the e…

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    American Presidents Finale

    C-SPAN broadcast a two week reprise of its American Presidents documentary series. During this finale show, viewers offered their opinions as to who was the most effective U.S. president. M…

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