
From George Washington to Joe Biden, explore how the U.S. presidency evolved from a fragile experiment to one of the world’s most powerful offices. This full-length documentary covers over 200 years of leadership, crisis, reform, and transformation—tracing every major turning point in presidential history.
Whether it’s Lincoln during the Civil War, FDR in the Great Depression, or modern battles over power and democracy, discover how each president left a mark on the office—and the nation.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 Origins of the Presidency
03:37 George Washington: Setting the Precedent
09:20 The Founding Generation
13:13 The Rise of Partisan Politics
17:18 Andrew Jackson and the Common Man
21:51 The Expansionist Presidency
25:49 Abraham Lincoln and the War Presidency
30:04 Reconstruction and Executive Power
34:18 The Gilded Age Presidents
38:24 Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Presidency
42:45 Woodrow Wilson and Global Leadership
47:08 The Quiet Presidents: 1920s Conservatism
51:41 FDR and the Birth of the Modern Presidency
56:12 Harry Truman and the Nuclear Era
01:00:58 Dwight Eisenhower and the Cold War Balance
01:05:08 John F. Kennedy and Presidential Image
01:09:37 Lyndon Johnson and Domestic Transformation
01:13:46 Richard Nixon and the Imperial Presidency
01:18:13 The Post-Watergate Years: Ford and Carter
01:22:26 Ronald Reagan and the Conservative Shift
01:26:34 The Post-Cold War Presidents
01:30:56 George W. Bush and the Presidency at War
01:35:25 Barack Obama and the 21st Century Presidency
01:39:32 Trump, Biden, and the Polarization of Power
01:43:52 Outro