Portrait of the surveyor, land baron, farmer, slave owner, general, and first President. George Washington rose to prominence on the shoulders of his dynamic half-brother Lawrence, married wisely, and was enormously popular with the soldiers of Virginia and politicians of his day.

Chronicles the life and career of the seventh President of the United States, who ushered in "the era of the common man." Jackson was a president who hailed from the lower classes, and his two terms in the White House helped to democratize the nation.

America's philosopher president, Wilson's rallying cry was the international brotherhood of nations, precursor of the United Nations.                  

Here is the story of the American president who turned his country around with his New Deal policies and led them into WW2.                            

Roosevelt's Vice President--the Man from Missouri--assumes power and charms a nation with his no-nonsense manner and courageous spirit.                

Meet the man who went from Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in WW2 to Commander-in-Chief of the US during the Cold War '50s.                     

A war hero, businessman, family man and the 41st President of the United States.                                                                       

Traces the real-life drama behind a life that's as spectacular as any Hollywood movie. The many lives of Ronald Reagan--movie actor, TV star, governor, president--are explored in a personal journey from his boyhood to the Presidency.

When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 democratic national convention, his political star was already on the rise. By the time he decimated the competition in the 2004 race for the Illinois senate, he was the bona fide golden child of a democratic party desperately in need of a winner.