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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Learn all about Kamala Harris. Explore her background and career path that led her from California politics to being the first woman vice president, the highest-ranking woman in the U.S. government, and the first African-American and first Asian-American vice president. detailed graphics, diagrams and exciting video reinforce important concepts and make learning fun."--Container.
6) LBJ
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : DVD video, sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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.
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (approximately 840 minutes) : sound, color with black & white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Profiles Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor Roosevelt, three members of the most prominent and influential family in American politics. It is the first time in a major documentary television series that their individual stories have been interwoven into a single narrative. This seven-part, 14 hour film follows the Roosevelts for more than a century, from Theodore's birth in 1858 to Eleanor's death in 1962. Over the course of these years, Theodore would...
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Volume 1 begins with a look at two of the many crises faced by George Washington during his term as America's first president. At a time when any conflict had the potential to dissolve the fragile union, Washington surrounded himself with brilliant men who were bound by their undying devotion to America, but who were often bitterly divided about how best to serve their common cause. Volume 2 explores the ideological conflict that existed between Thomas...
10) John Adams
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
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