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The Presidents
Season 1 · Episode 3
Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)
0.01h 0mFebruary 1, 2005
The most volatile period in U.S. history leads to the American Civil War. Follow the Presidency from the rough style of Taylor--the second president to die in office--and relative ineffectiveness of Fillmore and Pierce, to the near treason of Buchanan's administration, to Lincoln's shocking assassination.
Episodes
- Episode 1Washington to Monroe (1789-1825)
- Episode 2John Q. Adams to Polk (1825-1849)
- Episode 3Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)
- Episode 4Andrew Johnson to Arthur (1865-1885)
- Episode 5Cleveland to Taft (1885-1913)
- Episode 6Wilson to FDR (1913-1945)
- Episode 7Truman to Ford (1945-1977)
- Episode 8Carter to George W. Bush (1977-Present)