The Presidents S01 E03 Taylor to Lincoln (1849-1865)

"The Lives and Legacies of the 43 Leaders of the United States."

The most volatile period in U.S. history leads to the American Civil War. Follow the Presidency from the rough style of Taylor--the second president to die in office--and relative ineffectiveness of Fillmore and Pierce, to the near treason of Buchanan's administration, to Lincoln's shocking assassination.