The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Assume the Position 1789-1825 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

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The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

Assume the Position 1789-1825 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

The United States of America was a bold invention of enormous risk. An 8-year war of independence, followed by intense political debate produced a government of, by and for the people.

Writers

Coll Metcalf (additional writing by) (as John Coll Metcalfe) | Mike Stutz (written by) | Sarah Wetherbee (additional writing by)

Composers

Eric Hester | Gregory Hinde

Cinematographers

Clint Lealos | Christian Ortega

Editors

Nick Bradford | Jnani Butler | Benoit Lefevre | Derek Owen

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 15, 2013

Release date

Jan 15, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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16 cast members

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Paul Finkelman Self - Albany Law School Self - Albany Law School See fewer	African American Lives (2006)
Libby O'Connell Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	A Question of Life or Meth (2006)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The Titans That Built America (2021)
Carol Berkin Self - Baruch College Self - Baruch College See fewer	What the Founding Fathers were Really Like (and What We can Learn from Them Today) (2021)
George C. Edwards III Self - Texas A&M University Self - Texas A&M University See fewer	One Person, One Vote? (2024)
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Richard Brookhiser Self - Historian & Journalist Self - Historian & Journalist See fewer	John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court (2020)
C. James Taylor Self - Adams Papers Editorial Project Self - Adams Papers Editorial Project See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
R.B. Bernstein Self - New York Law School Self - New York Law School See fewer	American Experience (1987)
Donald Ritchie Self - Historian, U.S. Senate Self - Historian, U.S. Senate See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Catherine Allgor Self - University of California at Riverside Self - University of California at Riverside See fewer	The First Lady (2022)
Ted Widmer Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter Self - Historian & Former Presidential Speechwriter See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)