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American Experience has presented television biographies of American presidents since 1990. The Presidents series won a Peabody Award in 1997 and individual programs have been recognized with major awards, including Emmys and Alfred I. duPont/Columbia Journalism Awards.

"Each program is an exquisite production; together, they represent a rich and valuable body of work, presenting a perfect blend of cinematic technique, historical perspective and compelling narrative... Much as the presidencies themselves provide a framework for modern American history, these films stand for time as a major part of the public record of these very public lives."
-- Peabody Awards

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The Presidents collection includes:

	Jimmy Carter (2002) "A wonderful story? You bet it is, and it is a story wonderfully told... the latest addition to [American Experience's] outstanding series of presidential portraits." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

	Ulysses S. Grant (2002) "A fascinating tale." -- The New York Times

	Woodrow Wilson (2002) "Quality alert. History comes alive." -- Detroit Free Press

	Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (2001) "Historical documentary doesn't get any better." -- Houston Chronicle

	Reagan (1998) "Fans and foes alike will be sucked into the compelling history of Reagan." -- Oakland Tribune

	Truman (1997) "Unvarnished and truly engaging... marvelously intimate and unfailingly absorbing." -- USA Today

	TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1996) "What's most rewarding about TR is the magnificent tall tale it tells that also just happens to be true. What a life, what a story, what a man, what a show." -- Washington Post

	FDR (1994) "Impressionable, often startlingly vivid portrait of the political career of the century." -- Wall Street Journal

	Ike (1993) "A vibrant, sharply etched portrait." -- Wall Street Journal

	The Kennedys (1992) "Abounds in vitality and vigor." -- Variety

	LBJ (1991) "Historical filmmaking at its deepest and classiest, a full, warm-blooded, 10-gallon-sized portrait." -- Los Angeles Times

	Nixon (1990) "A poignant portrait of a man who had it all and blew it." -- Chicago Sun-Times

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