American Presidents: Life Portraits
American Presidents: Life Portraits | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 41 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Mark Farkas |
Producers | Paul Brown, Maura Pierce |
Original release | |
Network | C-SPAN |
Release | March 15 December 20, 1999 | –
Related | |
American Writers: A Journey Through History |
American Presidents: Life Portraits is a series produced by C-SPAN in 1999. Each episode was aired live, and was a two- to three-hour look at the life and times of one particular president of the United States. Episodes were broadcast from locations of importance to the profiled president, featured interviews with historians and other experts, and incorporated calls from viewers. The series served as a commemoration of C-SPAN's 20th anniversary.
The first program aired on March 15, 1999, and profiled George Washington. Subsequent programs featured each president in succession, concluding with the then current president Bill Clinton on December 20, 1999. (Despite serving two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland was only profiled on one program.)[1]
Peabody Award
American Presidents was awarded a
...From the sites, noted biographers, presidential scholars, descendants, and other guests presented revealing information and assessments of the life, times and legacies of the presidents. The tone set by chairman and CEO (and reluctant air personality)
Brian P. Lambremains on point: good television often takes time, requires few special effects and demands (and rewards) good listening. While, like Mr. Lamb, they rarely seek the spotlight, especially deserving of mention are executive producer Mark Farkas, producers Maura Pierce, Paul Brown, Peter Slen and the more than 200 other unseen individuals who make the C-SPAN service increasingly indispensable...
...For creating a series that perfectly embodies the essence of public service in electronic communications, a Peabody Award is presented to C-SPAN for "American Presidents: Life Portraits."
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Note: In addition to the interviewees listed, each program featured a variety of other experts, many of whom were employed by or volunteered for the historical sites from which the programs were being broadcast.
References
- ^ "American Presidents: Life Portraits". C-SPAN. Archived from the original on December 6, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "American Presidents: Life Portraits (C-Span)". Peabody Awards. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "American Presidents Life Portrait Exhibit". C-SPAN. September 27, 1999. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "Trump has his first presidential portrait". USA Today. December 29, 2016. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.