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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The longest-serving president in U.S. history, and leader through the Great Depression and World War II -- two of the nation's worst crises -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt is considered by many to be our greatest president. In his early years, as a pampered, sheltered scion of a wealthy family, FDR exhibited no outward signs of greatness. With his cousin Theodore as a role model, however, FDR purposely forged a successful political career for himself,...
3) Jackie
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A searing and intimate portrait of one of the most important and tragic moments in American history, seen through the eyes of the iconic First Lady, then Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. The film places us in her world during the days immediately following her husband's assassination. Known for her extraordinary dignity and poise, here we see a psychological portrait of the First Lady as she struggles to maintain her husband's legacy and the world of a...
4) Evita
Publisher
Hollywood Pictures Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000?]
Language
English
Description
A musical retelling of the life, and death, of Eva Perón, a woman who rose from childhood poverty and prostitution to become the most beloved "leader" of her country.
5) The Sentinel
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Pete Garrison is on the presidential protection detail when another Secret Service agent is murdered. An informer tells Garrison about an elaborate assassination conspiracy that is related to this murder and is well underway. Garrison also happens to be having an affair with the First Lady, the stress of which causes him to flunk a lie detector test when word of the plot to kill the president becomes more than just paranoia. Garrison is soon on the...
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Celebrate American history and learn about the public and private lives of our Presidents ; Senator Ted Kennedy and his dog, Splash, invite children on a typical whirlwind day on Capitol Hill ; A little girl imagines what her day would be like if she were Madam President ; The true story of Esther Morris, who started out life believing she could do anything, and then proved it. Suports early reading; leadership ; history knowledge.
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