The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Mantle of Power 1965-2013 (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

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The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

Mantle of Power 1965-2013 (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

The power of the office has grown, remaining the symbol of America's experiment in democracy, but it also suffered from personal failings of the men who occupied it. The Cold War ended, but global terror became a more complicated threat.

Writer

Kelly McPherson (written by)

Composer

Gregory Hinde

Cinematographers

Clint Lealos | Christian Ortega

Editors

Nick Bradford | Jnani Butler | Benoit Lefevre | Derek Owen

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 18, 2013

Release date

Jan 18, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce McGill Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Mark K. Updegrove Self - LBJ Presidential Library (as Mark K. Updergrove) Self - LBJ Presidential Library (as Mark K. Updergrove) See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Nancy Gibbs Self - Editor, Time Magazine Self - Editor, Time Magazine See fewer	Finding Home (2016)
David Pietrusza Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	1920
David Greenberg Self - Rutgers University Self - Rutgers University See fewer	Call It Democracy (2005)
Richard Norton Smith Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
Steven M. Gillon Self - University of Oklahoma Self - University of Oklahoma See fewer	WGN Morning News (1994)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Robert David Johnson Self - Brooklyn College (as KC Johnson) Self - Brooklyn College (as KC Johnson) See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Jonathan Alter Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Alpha House (2013)
Brian Balogh Self - University of Virginia Self - University of Virginia See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Michael Flamm Self - Ohio Wesleyan University Self - Ohio Wesleyan University See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
James A. Baker Self - Former Secretary of State Self - Former Secretary of State See fewer	The American Ruling Class (2005)
Donald Ritchie Self - Historian, U.S. Senate Self - Historian, U.S. Senate See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Randy Roberts Self - Purdue University Self - Purdue University See fewer	Are You Ready? (2013)
Karen Hughes Self - Former Counselor to the President Self - Former Counselor to the President See fewer	Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
James Carville Self - Political Consultant Self - Political Consultant See fewer	The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
George C. Edwards III Self - Texas A&M University Self - Texas A&M University See fewer	One Person, One Vote? (2024)
Ted Widmer Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)