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Picturing the Presidents

Picturing the Presidents

Is image everything?

2009•1h 10m•7.0/10
DocumentaryHistory

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7.0/10(1)

We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.

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Production

The Smithsonian Network

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Salvatore Vecchio

Narrator

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Elaine de Kooning

Self (archive footage)

Addie Moray

Self

Marc Pachter

Self

Nelson Shanks

Self

Hilary Kacser

Self

Paul G. Takacs

Self

Chuck young

Self

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