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American Presidents: Life Portraits

★ 8.5 13 votes 1999–present 1 season · 41 episodes Ended
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American Presidents: Life Portraits is a 41-episode, Peabody Award-winning series produced by C-SPAN in 1999. Each episode was aired live, and was a two- to three-hour look at the life and times of one particular President of the United States. Episodes were broadcast from locations of importance to the profiled president, featured interviews with historians and other experts, and incorporated calls from viewers. The series served as a commemoration of C-SPAN's 20th anniversary. The first program aired on March 15, 1999, and profiled George Washington. Subsequent programs featured each president in succession, concluding with Bill Clinton on December 20, 1999.

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Season 1
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EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Life Portrait of George Washington—
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▶2Life Portrait of John Adams—
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▶3Life Portrait of Thomas Jefferson—
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▶4Life Portrait of James Madison—
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▶5Life Portrait of James Monroe—
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▶6Life Portrait of John Quincy Adams—
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▶7Life Portrait of Andrew Jackson—
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▶8Life Portrait of Martin Van Buren—
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▶9Life Portrait of William Henry Harrison—
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▶10Life Portrait of John Tyler—
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▶11Life Portrait of James K. Polk—
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▶12Life Portrait of Zachary Taylor—
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▶13Life Portrait of Millard Fillmore—
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▶14Life Portrait of Franklin Pierce—
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▶15Life Portrait of James Buchanan—
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▶16Life Portrait of Abraham Lincoln—
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▶17Life Portrait of Andrew Johnson—
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▶18Life Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant—
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▶19Life Portrait of Rutherford B. Hayes—
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▶20Life Portrait of James Garfield—
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▶21Life Portrait of Chester A. Arthur—
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▶22Life Portrait of Grover Cleveland—
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▶23Life Portrait of Benjamin Harrison—
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▶24Life Portrait of William McKinley—
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▶25Life Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt—
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▶26Life Portrait of William Howard Taft—
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▶27Life Portrait of Woodrow Wilson—
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▶28Life Portrait of Warren G. Harding—
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▶29Life Portrait of Calvin Coolidge—
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▶30Life Portrait of Herbert Hoover—
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▶31Life Portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt—
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▶32Life Portrait of Harry S. Truman—
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▶33Life Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower—
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▶34Life Portrait of John F. Kennedy—
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▶35Life Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson—
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▶36Life Portrait of Richard M. Nixon—
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▶37Life Portrait of Gerald R. Ford—
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▶38Life Portrait of Jimmy Carter—
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▶39Life Portrait of Ronald Reagan—
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▶40Life Portrait of George H.W. Bush—
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▶41Life Portrait of Bill Clinton—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Brian Lamb Self - Host
David McCullough Self - Historian
Austen Blakesly Self - Student
Richard Norton Smith Self - Director
James Rees Self - Executive Director
Gladys Tancil Self - Historical Intrepreter
John Stanwich Self - Park Ranger
Abigail Brown Self - Relative
Amy Lasater Self - Student

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