The Presidents

Based on the book To the Best of My Ability, this 8-part series provides an insightful look at the exclusive group of men from all walks of life and parts of the country who have led America from the Oval Office.

In Part 2, America's leadership changes hands from the Founding Fathers to a new breed of Founding Sons.

Marked by polar opposites, this hour scrutinizes a fractious era of the presidency--from Taylor to Lincoln.

This period was known as the era of "The Ohio Generals"--three of the five presidents featured in this hour were generals in the Civil War.

From Grover Cleveland to William Howard Taft, the Gilded Age of the American Presidency, featured a new breed of men who occupied the White House.

The sixth hour looks at a challenging period of US history marked by financial depression & two world wars. This era saw America's emergence as a player on the world stage.

An era of seeming bliss turns into a period of total political disenfranchisement. Plain-spoken Harry Truman becomes president after FDR dies in office.

The final hour of the series brings us to the precipice of the 2005 inauguration. This is an era marked by a new world order, defined by the fall of the Berlin Wall.