The American President

Season 1 Episode 10: The Balance of Power

The final episode examines presidential leadership in an era of an increasingly divided government. The American presidency was conceived as one part of a larger system of institutions, and its effectiveness rests in part upon a good measure of cooperation among the branches. The presidents arrayed in this episode (James Madison, James Polk, William Howard Taft, Bill Clinton) suggest four different conceptions of governance within a constitutionally structured balancing act.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

10

Cast:

Walter Cronkite, Morley Safer, Andrew Young

Quality:

HD

Duration:

53 min

First Air:

2000

Rating:

8.0