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The toughest job in the nation is that of the
president. Take an intriguing look at the decisions behind the actions of three recent
presidents as they grapple with war abroad and discontentment at home.
Commander in Chief: Richard Nixon — Get insight into the Presidency of Richard
Milhous Nixon. How did he contend with the Vietnam War and a divided American public?
Inspect Nixon's tactics to bring about peace both at home and abroad. What was the
Watergate scandal really about? Probe the reasons Nixon was forced to resign as the 27th
United States president.
Commander in Chief: George H. Bush — Join this Commander in Chief as he conquers the
ghosts of America's past in Vietnam and faces down a desert dictator. President George
Herbert Walker Bush was faced with the hardest decision a president has to make: to go to
war or not. Explore why he decided to send American soldiers to the Persian Gulf and his
course of action that led to victory.
Commander in Chief: Bill Clinton — Follow President William Jefferson through the
agonizing decision process that led him to deploy American troops more times then any
other president in 50 years. The breakup of the Soviet Union opened the way for former
Soviet provinces to rebel against their old master and fight for freedom. Unfortunately
with this came ethnic cleansing. Find out why President Clinton jumped in with American
troops to defend human rights.
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