The American President

The Professional Politician

S1 E4    Apr 9, 2000    53m
In our nation’s early years, taking part in political affairs was considered a duty and an honor, but not a way of life. It was not long, however, before the professional politicians,

and the parties they represented, began to find their way to the White House (Martin Van Buren, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Lyndon B. Johnson). While the skills necessary for political success can be helpful to a president, they are not sufficient to guarantee success in the office.
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Cast of The Professional Politician
  • Walter CronkiteGeorge Washington
  • Morley SaferJohn Adams
  • Andrew YoungThomas Jefferson
  • Dale BumpersJames Madison
  • Robert MacNeilJames Monroe
  • George WillJohn Quincy Adams
  • James CarvilleAndrew Jackson
  • Mario CuomoMartin Van Buren
  • Lloyd BentsenWilliam H. Harrison
  • Charlie RoseJohn Tyler
  • Howard BakerJames K. Polk
  • Tim RussertMillard Filmore
  • Sargent ShriverFranklin Pierce
  • David GergenJames Buchanan
  • Paul SimonAbraham Lincoln
  • Don ImusAndrew Johnson
  • Norman SchwarzkopfUlysses S. Grant
  • John GlennRutherford B. Hayes
  • Billy GrahamJames Garfield
  • Dan RostenkowskiChester A. Arthur
  • Lowell WeickerGrover Cleveland
  • Alexander HaigBenjamin Harrison
  • George ShultzWilliam McKinley
  • William F. Buckley Jr.Theodore Roosevelt
  • Colin PowellWilliam H. Taft
  • George MitchellWoodrow Wilson
  • Ben BradleeWarren G. Harding
  • Bill WeldCalvin Coolidge
  • Bob DoleHerbert Hoover
  • Gerald FordSelf
  • Jimmy CarterSelf
  • George H. W. BushSelf
  • Bill ClintonSelf
  • James Roosevelt Jr.Franklin D. Roosevelt
 
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