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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003], c1999-c2000
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (ca. 957 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Headed by President Josiah Bartlet, demonstrates that office politics are the same everywhere; things just have greater repercussions when your office happens to be the White House. Stories surround the President; his deputy communications director Sam Seaborn; his beleaguered press secretary, C.J. Cregg; the chief of staff, recovering boozehound Leo McGarry, who sacrifices his marriage to his career. Among the global crises Bartlet must finesse are...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (ca. 957 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This season chronicles the transition between the administration of President Bartlet and the race for the new presidency between Congressman Santos and Senator Vinick.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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Description
Inspired by a true story about Cecil Gaines, a devoted husband, father, and White House butler who served eight Presidential administrations during the turbulent politics and civil rights battles of twentieth century America.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Susan Murphy gets turned into a giant monster on her wedding day when a meteorite from outer space hits her. She is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger, on a desperate order from The President, the motley group of Monsters are called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.
5) Vice
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
How a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world.
The story of Dick Cheney, a Washington insider and bureaucrat, who George W. Bush picked to run with him in the 2000 election, representing the Republican Party. After winning the election, Dick Cheney acquired substantial power and began to reshape the United States, and the world, in ways that are still noticeable today.
7) President
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Robert Mugabe was removed from power, Zimbabwe military leaders promised they would not seize control for themselves but would ensure democracy in a national election. Against a backdrop of economic crisis, food shortages, and political violence, the stakes could not be higher. Working to defeat the ruling party, which has controlled Zimbabwe since independence, is the young and charismatic Nelson Chamisa, who draws comparisons to a young Nelson...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jack Stanton is a virtually unknown Southern governor on a quest for the White House with his strong, savvy and equally ambitious wife, Susan. Running against the odds, the Stantons need all the help they can get from their extremely colorful political team. Together, they take off on a hilarious, heart-wrenching and ultimately history-making roller coaster ride to the top.
10) Air Force One
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1998]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An uncompromising U.S. President has just told the world he will not negotiate with terrorists. But when Russian terrorists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision-- give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter.
11) John Adams
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 501 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
12) A united kingdom
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s. When they decided to marry, just as apartheid was being introduced into South Africa, it caused an international uproar. However, their passionate romance triumphed over every obstacle and changed the course of African history.
13) Cocalero
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
An Aymara Indian coca leaf grower named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic bid to become Bolivia's first indigenous president. The filmmakers capture the intimate moments and Morales' rise to power.
14) Parkland
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
November 22, 1963, is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event that will change the world's landscape forever.
15) Shooter
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Bob Lee Swagger is a master marksman who has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military. He has become disillusioned with his government, but finds that the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president. A shadowy government operative begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. Ultimately he is double-crossed and framed for the attempted assassination....
16) Man of the year
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tom Dobbs makes an off-hand comment on his late night talk show that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. A grassroots campaign conducted by his legions of fans finds him unexpectedly ushered into the Oval Office and forced to live up to his promise. Unfortunately for Dobbs, he finds out that his surprise victory was actually the result of a voting computer glitch and not winning the majority vote...
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 141 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on South African President Nelson Mandela's autobiography of the same name, it chronicles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison before becoming President and working to rebuild the country's once segregated society.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (330 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Using a fresh and innovative combination of interview, archive, and animated content is an intimate journey into the lives and minds of some of the world's most compelling men and women.
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