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DVD-Video discs Generals Generals United States Biography Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Presidents Presidents United States Biography United States United States Politics and government 1829-1837 Washington, George 1732-1799Filter By Subjects
DVD-Video discs Generals Generals United States Biography Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885 Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines) 1908-1973 Presidents Presidents United States Biography United States United States Politics and government 1829-1837 Washington, George 1732-1799Summary: LBJ, Lyndon Baines Johnson -- Texan, Democrat, political virtuoso. He rises up out of the 1960s like a Colossus, like something from Shakespeare, filling the stage -- 10, 12 characters in one. He is admired and he is detested. But the real measure of a leader is what he gets done, the size of the problems he faces. Before Lyndon Johnson, we were essentially a segregated society. Inequality...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LBJSummary: This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America's 7th president, who founded the Democratic Party, yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon. The film contains reenactments, lithographs, letters and the insights of distinguished scholars.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANDSummary: Traces Grant's life and career, from his pre-Civil War days as a failed soldier to his last hours, when he raced to finish his memoirs as he was dying of cancer.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2004
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ULYSummary: George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Home Video 2011