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Great presidents
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American University professor Allan J. Lichtman delivers forty-eight lectures on twelve of America's presidents.
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- Creator
- taught by Allan J. Lichtman, American University ; producer, James Blandford ; director, Tom Dunton
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2000]
- ©2000
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 8 videodiscs (approximately 1440 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 4 course guidebooks (73 pages each ; 22 cm.)
- ISBNs
- 1565857445, 9781565857445, 9791565857444
- OCLC
- ocm55667768
- Credits
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- Lecturer: Allan Lichtman
- Editor, Sal Rodriguez
- Accompanying guides include biographical information, lecture notes and outlines, timelines, glossaries, and bibliographical references.
- DVD, region 1.
- pt. 1: lecture 1. The American Presidency ; lecture 2. George Washington-the rise of a patriot ; lecture 3. George Washington-American liberator ; lecture 4. George Washington-the first president ; lecture 5. George Washington-American icon ; lecture 6. Thomas Jefferson-the pen of freedom ; lecture 7. Thomas Jefferson-party leader ; lecture 8. Thomas Jefferson-expansionist president ; lecture 9. Thomas Jefferson-the agonies of a second term ; lecture 10. Andrew Jackson-hero of the New Republic ; lecture 11. Andrew Jackson-the conqueror returns ; lecture 12. Andrew Jackson-the warrior president -- pt. 2: lecture 13. Andrew Jackson-a president defiant ; lecture 14. James K. Polk-party loyalist ; lecture 15. James K. Polk-the first "Dark Horse" ; lecture 16. James K. Polk-apostle of manifest destiny ; lecture 17. Abraham Lincoln-frontier politician ; lecture 18. Abraham Lincoln-the first Republican president ; lecture 19. Abraham Lincoln-wartime leader ; lecture 20. Abraham Lincoln-the martyred president ; lecture 21. Theodore Roosevelt-patrician reformer ; lecture 22. Theodore Roosevelt-the cowboy as president ; lecture 23. Theodore Roosevelt-progressive dynamo ; lecture 24. Theodore Roosevelt-third-party crusader -- pt. 3: lecture 25. Woodrow Wilson-American visionary ; lecture 26. Woodrow Wilson-the professor as politician ; lecture 27. Woodrow Wilson-the world stage ; lecture 28. Woodrow Wilson-the fight for postwar peace ; lecture 29. Franklin D. Roosevelt-provocative politician ; lecture 30. Franklin D. Roosevelt-New Dealer ; lecture 31. Franklin D. Roosevelt-into the storm ; lecture 32. Franklin D. Roosevelt-president in a world at war ; lecture 33. Harry S Truman-a struggle for success ; lecture 34. Harry S Truman-needing America's prayers ; lecture 35. Harry S Truman-winning the peace ; lecture 36. Harry S Truman-no accidental president -- pt. 4: lecture 37. John F. Kennedy-The Construction of a Politician ; lecture 38. John F. Kennedy-the emergence of a president ; lecture 39. John F. Kennedy-a president in crisis ; lecture 40. John F. Kennedy-his final challenges ; lecture 41. Lyndon Johnson-politician in the rough ; lecture 42. Lyndon Johnson-professional politician ; lecture 43. Lyndon Johnson-building the great society ; lecture 44. Lyndon Johnson-acrimony at home and abroad ; lecture 45. Ronald Reagan-"The Gipper" ; lecture 46. Ronald Reagan-a conservative in the White House ; lecture 47. Ronald Reagan-the acting president ; lecture 48. Ronald Reagan-the teflon president