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2007/08 Block Feeds on KET ED
- Block Feed: Programs 101-117 Program Details
- 3 hours, 15 minutes
- Thursday, August 23 at 8:30 am on KETED
- Thursday, October 18 at 6:00 am on KETED
- Thursday, March 20 at 6:00 am on KETED
Episodes Included in These Block Feeds
- 101. The Making of the Presidency
- Shows how America's early history fortuitously led to George Washington and lays the groundwork for the later growth of presidential power. 13 minutes.
- 102. George Washington
- Features Washington's establishment of presidential dignity with democratic forbearance during the Revolutionary War and the creation of the Constitution. 10 minutes.
- 103. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
- The rise of political parties, the XYZ Affair, Marbury v. Madison, and the Louisiana Purchase were among the great events during these presidents' tenures. 13 minutes.
- 104. Madison and Monroe
- These 19th-century presidents dealt with foreign threats in the War of 1812 and the Monroe Doctrine. 13 minutes.
- 105. J.Q. Adams, Jackson, and Van Buren
- Spotlights injustices to African Americans and Native tribes while white Americans move west. 13 minutes.
- 106. Harrison, Tyler, Polk, and Taylor
- As the westward movement and the notion of Manifest Destiny gained momentum, controversies about slavery, border disputes, and territorial rights were reflected in presidential conflicts and short, unmemorable terms of office. 13 minutes.
- 107. Fillmore, Pierce, and Buchanan
- Features the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Dred Scott decision, the founding of the Republican Party, and John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. 10 minutes.
- 108. Abraham Lincoln
- Remembered for his great writing and tragic character, Lincoln was dedicated to keeping the Union intact. To that end, he delayed emancipation of the slaves and suspended some legal rights during the Civil War. 11 minutes.
- 109. Andrew Johnson, Grant, and Hayes
- The presidency was seriously damaged during the Reconstruction period by Johnson's impeachment, Grant's corruption scandal, and Hayes' election fraud. The era was also the Gilded Age of economic expansion, Western outlaws, Edison's inventions, and massive immigration. 12 minutes.
- 110. Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Harrison
- Features Garfield's assassination, industrialization, urbanization, and immigration. As America's frontier closes, involvement in world affairs expands. 13 minutes.
- 111. Cleveland, McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt
- Features the economic problems under Cleveland, the upturn under McKinley, and America's growing wealth and power during Teddy Roosevelt's term. 10 minutes.
- 112. Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover
- World War I, the League of Nations, the business boom of the 1920s, and growing military shadows. 13 minutes.
- 113. Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Contrasts FDR's own handicap and his famous speeches against fear with the crises of the Great Depression and World War II. 11 minutes.
- 114. Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy
- World War II ends with the atomic bomb, the Marshall Plan, and the Truman Doctrine. The popular Eisenhower continues the Cold War. The stylish Kennedy passes a test of leadership with the Cuban Missile Crisis, but assassination cuts his promise short. 13 minutes.
- 115. Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
- Features the Great Society, the Voting Rights Act, civil rights victories, and the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King's and Robert Kennedy's assassinations shock the world, and the Watergate affair forces Nixon to resign. 13 minutes.
- 116. Carter, Reagan, and G.H.W. Bush
- Features Middle East problems, the Iran-Contra scandal, recession, and the end of the Communist threat. Reagan restores some presidential prestige. 12 minutes.
- 117. Clinton and G.W. Bush
- Clinton's presidency is undermined by an increasingly apathetic public, a Republican legislature, and personal scandals. G.W. Bush takes office with an Electoral College victory despite losing the popular vote and soon finds his attention focused mainly on terrorism. 9 minutes.
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