American Presidents: Life Portraits is a series produced by C-SPAN in 1999. Each episode was aired live, and was a two- to three-hour look at the life and times of one particular president of the United States. Episodes were broadcast from locations of importance to the profiled president, featured interviews with historians and other experts, and incorporated calls from viewers. The series served as a commemoration of C-SPAN's 20th anniversary.
The first program aired on March 15, 1999, and profiled George Washington. Subsequent programs featured each president in succession, concluding with the then current president Bill Clinton on December 20, 1999. (Despite serving two non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland was only profiled on one program.)[1]
American Presidents was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award in 1999.[2] Excerpts of the official rationale for that award appear below:
...From the sites, noted biographers, presidential scholars, descendants, and other guests presented revealing information and assessments of the life, times and legacies of the presidents. The tone set by chairman and CEO (and reluctant air personality) Brian P. Lamb remains on point: good television often takes time, requires few special effects and demands (and rewards) good listening. While, like Mr. Lamb, they rarely seek the spotlight, especially deserving of mention are executive producer Mark Farkas, producers Maura Pierce, Paul Brown, Peter Slen and the more than 200 other unseen individuals who make the C-SPAN service increasingly indispensable...
...For creating a series that perfectly embodies the essence of public service in electronic communications, a Peabody Award is presented to C-SPAN for "American Presidents: Life Portraits."
Presidential portraitsedit
Artist Chas Fagan was commissioned by C-SPAN to paint portraits of each of the 41 men who had held the office of U.S. president through 1999. He was given a 90-day window from the time he agreed to the assignment until the time that the project needed to be complete. In September 1999, Union Station in Washington, D.C., hosted a display of Fagan's presidential portraits.[3] Since then, Fagan has also painted portraits of George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump, and tours with exhibits of those portraits.[4]
Programsedit
Note: In addition to the interviewees listed, each program featured a variety of other experts, many of whom were employed by or volunteered for the historical sites from which the programs were being broadcast.
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American Presidents Life Portraits is a series produced by C SPAN in 1999 Each episode was aired live and was a two to three hour look at the life and times of one particular president of the United States Episodes were broadcast from locations of importance to the profiled president featured interviews with historians and other experts and incorporated calls from viewers The series served as a commemoration of C SPAN s 20th anniversary American Presidents Life PortraitsCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1No of episodes41ProductionExecutive producerMark FarkasProducersPaul Brown Maura PierceOriginal releaseNetworkC SPANReleaseMarch 15 1999 03 15 December 20 1999 1999 12 20 RelatedAmerican Writers A Journey Through HistoryThe first program aired on March 15 1999 and profiled George Washington Subsequent programs featured each president in succession concluding with the then current president Bill Clinton on December 20 1999 Despite serving two non consecutive terms Grover Cleveland was only profiled on one program 1 Contents 1 Peabody Award 2 Presidential portraits 3 Programs 4 References 5 External linksPeabody Award editAmerican Presidents was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award in 1999 2 Excerpts of the official rationale for that award appear below From the sites noted biographers presidential scholars descendants and other guests presented revealing information and assessments of the life times and legacies of the presidents The tone set by chairman and CEO and reluctant air personality Brian P Lamb remains on point good television often takes time requires few special effects and demands and rewards good listening While like Mr Lamb they rarely seek the spotlight especially deserving of mention are executive producer Mark Farkas producers Maura Pierce Paul Brown Peter Slen and the more than 200 other unseen individuals who make the C SPAN service increasingly indispensable For creating a series that perfectly embodies the essence of public service in electronic communications a Peabody Award is presented to C SPAN for American Presidents Life Portraits Presidential portraits editArtist Chas Fagan was commissioned by C SPAN to paint portraits of each of the 41 men who had held the office of U S president through 1999 He was given a 90 day window from the time he agreed to the assignment until the time that the project needed to be complete In September 1999 Union Station in Washington D C hosted a display of Fagan s presidential portraits 3 Since then Fagan has also painted portraits of George W Bush Barack Obama and Donald Trump and tours with exhibits of those portraits 4 Programs editNote In addition to the interviewees listed each program featured a variety of other experts many of whom were employed by or volunteered for the historical sites from which the programs were being broadcast Original air datewith link to video President Location Featured intervieweesMarch 15 1999 George Washington Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens Alexandria Virginia Richard Norton SmithMarch 22 1999 John Adams Adams National Historic Site Quincy Massachusetts David McCulloughApril 2 1999 Thomas Jefferson Monticello Charlottesville Virginia Andrew Burstein Annette Gordon ReedApril 9 1999 James Madison Montpelier Montpelier Station Virginia Jack Rakove Holly ShulmanApril 12 1999 James Monroe James Monroe Museum Fredericksburg VirginiaApril 18 1999 John Quincy Adams Massachusetts Historical Society Boston Massachusetts Lynn Hudson ParsonsApril 26 1999 Andrew Jackson The Hermitage Hermitage Tennessee Robert ReminiMay 3 1999 Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren National Historic Site Kinderhook New YorkMay 10 1999 William Henry Harrison Tippecanoe Battlefield Battle Ground IndianaMay 17 1999 John Tyler Sherwood Forest Plantation Charles City Virginia Edward Crapol Harrison Ruffin TylerMay 28 1999 James K Polk President James K Polk Home amp Museum Columbia TennesseeMay 31 1999 Zachary Taylor Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville KentuckyJune 11 1999 Millard Fillmore Fillmore House Museum East Aurora New YorkJune 14 1999 Franklin Pierce The Pierce Manse Concord New Hampshire Barry ParisJune 21 1999 James Buchanan Wheatland Lancaster PennsylvaniaJune 28 1999 Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Home National Historic Site Springfield IllinoisJuly 9 1999 Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Greeneville TennesseeJuly 12 1999 Ulysses S Grant General Grant National Memorial New York City New York John Y Simon Allan Ballard Ulysses Grant DietzJuly 19 1999 Rutherford B Hayes Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center Spiegel Grove Fremont Ohio Ari HoogenboomJuly 26 1999 James A Garfield James A Garfield National Historic Site Mentor OhioAugust 6 1999 Chester A Arthur Union College Schenectady New York Thomas C ReevesAugust 13 1999 Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Birthplace Caldwell New JerseyAugust 20 1999 Benjamin Harrison President Benjamin Harrison Home Indianapolis IndianaAugust 23 1999 William McKinley McKinley National Memorial and Museum Canton OhioSeptember 3 1999 Theodore Roosevelt Sagamore Hill National Historic Site Oyster Bay New York Edmund Morris Sylvia Jukes MorrisSeptember 6 1999 William Howard Taft William Howard Taft National Historic Site Cincinnati Ohio David H BurtonSeptember 13 1999 Woodrow Wilson Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Museum Staunton Virginia John Milton Cooper Jr Nell Irvin PainterSeptember 20 1999 Warren G Harding President Harding s Home Marion Ohio Robert Ferrell Eugene TraniSeptember 27 1999 Calvin Coolidge President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site Plymouth VermontOctober 4 1999 Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum andHerbert Hoover National Historic Site West Branch Iowa Richard Norton SmithOctober 11 1999 Franklin D Roosevelt Home of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site andFranklin D Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Hyde Park New York David Kennedy Hugh Gregory Gallagher Allida BlackOctober 18 1999 Harry S Truman Harry S Truman Presidential Library and Museum Independence Missouri Alonzo Hamby Margaret Truman DanielOctober 25 1999 Dwight D Eisenhower Dwight D Eisenhower Center Abilene Kansas Geoffrey PerretNovember 5 1999 John F Kennedy John F Kennedy National Historic Site Brookline Massachusetts Robert Dallek Thomas C ReevesNovember 12 1999 Lyndon B Johnson LBJ Ranch Stonewall Texas Joseph Califano Robert CaroNovember 19 1999 Richard Nixon Richard M Nixon Library and birthplace Yorba Linda California Melvin Small Joan HoffNovember 22 1999 Gerald Ford Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum Grand Rapids Michigan James M Cannon Richard Norton SmithDecember 3 1999 Jimmy Carter Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Plains Georgia Douglas Brinkley Leo RibuffoDecember 6 1999 Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan ranch Santa Barbara California Lou CannonDecember 13 1999 George H W Bush George Bush Presidential Library College Station Texas John Robert GreeneDecember 20 1999 Bill Clinton Clinton Center and Birthplace Hope Arkansas David MaranissReferences edit American Presidents Life Portraits C SPAN Archived from the original on December 6 2020 Retrieved February 13 2016 American Presidents Life Portraits C Span Peabody Awards Archived from the original on July 29 2020 Retrieved February 13 2016 American Presidents Life Portrait Exhibit C SPAN September 27 1999 Archived from the original on March 24 2016 Retrieved February 13 2016 Trump has his first presidential portrait USA Today December 29 2016 Archived from the original on March 12 2018 Retrieved October 11 2018 External links editOfficial website American Presidents Life Portraits at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title American Presidents Life Portraits amp oldid 1192757812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
