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Picturing the Presidents

"Is image everything?"

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

Top Cast

  • Salvatore Vecchio

    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

    Elaine de Kooning

    Self (archive footage)

  • Addie Moray

    Addie Moray

    Self

Overview

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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