Picturing the Presidents
“Is image everything?”
2009•G•1h 10m•7.0•Released
DocumentaryHistory
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
Writer
Christine Intagliata, Linda Goldman
Languages
English
Studio
The Smithsonian Network
Cast
Salvatore Vecchio
Narrator
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Elaine de Kooning
Self (archive footage)
Addie Moray
Self
Marc Pachter
Self
Nelson Shanks
Self
Hilary Kacser
Self
Paul G. Takacs
Self
Chuck young
Self
Production
Company
The Smithsonian Network
Producer
Linda Goldman
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