Dives into the unexpected twists and turns that have highlighted presidential politics over the last half-century.                                     

A lively chronicle of the first battles for the Presidency, from the drafting of Washington and the peaceful transition of power to the emergence of the first "common man" candidate.

The Presidential campaigns get rough as first slavery, then corruption, Reconstruction, and third-party candidates threaten to break up the Union.     

Presidential candidates from FDR to JFK gauge public sentiment, as Americans suffer through depressions and wars. But as whistle-stop campaigns come to an end, politicos grapple with a powerful new tool-television.

Get an insider's view of the dirty business of becoming President in the television age, from Vietnam and Watergate to the Great Communicator and the packaging of 1996 candidates.

You may think you know the president, but do you know what it's like to be the President? From the mundane tasks to the madness, we'll reveal the perks and perils of being the most powerful person in the world. We reveal secret details of the President's every day life inside the White House. Featuring interviews with past presidents, rarely seen recordings, and home movies, this two-hour special explores and exposes the day-to-day lives of our Commanders-in-Chief. Get a fresh perspective on the men you thought you knew. A look that trades everyday politics for their everyman side.