The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents Hail to the Chief 1945-1964 (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

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The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents

Hail to the Chief 1945-1964 (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV-14

TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

In 1945, at the end of a devastating global war, America emerged as a superpower. The Cold War presented the nation with a new and unprecedented crisis: the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Writer

Steve LuKanic (written by)

Composer

Gregory Hinde

Cinematographers

Clint Lealos | Christian Ortega

Editors

Nick Bradford | Jnani Butler | Benoit Lefevre | Derek Owen

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 18, 2013

Release date

Jan 18, 2013 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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17 cast members

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Bruce McGill Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
Clifton Truman Daniel Self - Grandson of Harry Truman Self - Grandson of Harry Truman See fewer	Second Samuel (2020)
Brian Balogh Self - University of Virginia Self - University of Virginia See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Nancy Gibbs Self - Editor, Time Magazine Self - Editor, Time Magazine See fewer	Finding Home (2016)
Steven M. Gillon Self - University of Oklahoma Self - University of Oklahoma See fewer	WGN Morning News (1994)
David Pietrusza Self - Historian & Author Self - Historian & Author See fewer	1920
Randy Roberts Self - Purdue University Self - Purdue University See fewer	Are You Ready? (2013)
Michael Flamm Self - Ohio Wesleyan University Self - Ohio Wesleyan University See fewer	The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
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John Seigenthaler Sr. Self - Journalist & Author Self - Journalist & Author See fewer	The Electric Valley (1984)
H.W. Brands Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	The American West (2016)
Robert David Johnson Self - Brooklyn College (as KC Johnson) Self - Brooklyn College (as KC Johnson) See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Richard Norton Smith Self - Presidential Historian Self - Presidential Historian See fewer	Inside the Presidency: Eisenhower vs. Nixon (2001)
Mark K. Updegrove Self - LBJ Presidential Library (as Mark K. Updergrove) Self - LBJ Presidential Library (as Mark K. Updergrove) See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Jonathan Alter Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Alpha House (2013)
Daina Ramey Berry Self - University of Texas at Austin Self - University of Texas at Austin See fewer	Washington (2020)
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Self - Daughter of Lyndon Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb) Self - Daughter of Lyndon Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb) See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)