Picturing the Presidents
We go behind the scenes and into the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and, at times, condemn our presidents.
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Genre: Documentary, History
Actors: Addie Moray, Bill Clinton, Elaine de Kooning, George H. W. Bush, Gerald Ford, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Marc Pachter, Richard Nixon, Salvatore Vecchio
Country: United States of America
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