A look at FDR’s political rise and domestic policies during the Great Depression.                                                                    

When he called himself "a skinny kid with a funny name" at the 2004 democratic national convention, his political star was already on the rise. By the time he decimated the competition in the 2004 race for the Illinois senate, he was the bona fide golden child of a democratic party desperately in need of a winner.

Imbued with both remarkable triumph and unprecedented scandal, the legacy of Richard Milhous Nixon is one of the most complex and enduring of all former U.S. Presidents. In this feature-length special, we take a fresh look at one of America'?s most controversial leaders more than thirty years after his infamous resignation. Drawing on previously unseen footage and only recently released audio tapes, NIXON: A PRESIDENCY REVEALED sheds new light on the man who brought both progress and shame to the presidential office. Some of his greatest achievements included ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War; forging historic peacekeeping relations with the Soviet Union, China, and the Middle East; and implementing innovative social and environmental initiatives at home. However, Nixon'?s accomplishments were ultimately overshadowed by his secrecy, lies, and gross abuse of power, which undermined America?'s faith in the integrity of the presidency.

When Ronald Reagan left office in January 1989, journalist Bob Schieffer reflected that even after eight years in office, there still remained "an air of mystery" about the 40th President--just who was Ronald Reagan, and what made him tick?

Andrew Jackson was the first "common-man" President. Orphaned at 14, he became a lawyer with no formal education, an Army General with no military experience, and a President without being rich.