Disney's The American Presidents: John Adams

American history is so much more than dates and documents — it's the dynamic story of the real men and women, immigrants and Native Americans, who together built our country. Disney's The American Presidents is a fresh and relevant narrative (developed with a former producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report) about the men who led this country through change and the lives they affected, from an early idea of democracy, to our first African American President.

Each DVD includes short-form Presidential biographies, era overviews for historical context, and thematic segments such as The Making of the Presidency and We the People. The DVD content is based on National Curriculum Standards and features interviews with political luminaries such as Sam Donaldson, Wesley Clark, Paul Begala, Melissa Harris-Lacewell and many more. Try the interactive whiteboard content on every DVD — it's an exciting, competitive game that uses video clips, photographs and quotes to test students understanding of the Presidents, their political positions, and why they matter in the American story.

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[mysterioso2006]

These are actually really cool videos. Best thing for kids Disney has made in a while.

[harpmaster480]

Love it!



[luterano1517]

JOHN ADAMS IS THE GREATEST FOUNDING FATHER, THE BEST PRESIDENT OF THE USA IN ALL TIMES.

[nellie2581]

Great video

[geomodelrailroader]

@beatty0912 The Alien and Sedition Act was one of the Scandal I was referring to the other was The XYZ Scandal. both of these caused Adams to resign. but good did come out of his Presidency We Have a NAVY and it has been doing its job since 1805 defending or shores and killing pirates.

[beatty0912]

@geomodelrailroader The part of the story that is usually not told is that the prospect of war began during George Washington's presidency and carried over to John Adams's. Besides the Alien and Sedition Act, which "scandals" are you referring to? In fact, had word of peace with France come just a few weeks earlier, Adams would've been reelected and remember, at that time, it took at least 3-4 weeks to get word across the Atlantic.

[beatty0912]

Of course Jefferson was against the Alien and Sedition Act. I don't agree with Adams doing it but maybe Jefferson paying newspaper editor James Callender to slander John Adams had something to do with it...

[jaysonbuckley]

Yes they are cool videos, but the video ends with the narrator saying Adams was honest and wise. I have no argument with that. What I do not like though, is in the final frame. Under his honest and wise achievements, the first one is "founding father". The obvious could not have been more plainly stated. The last two were the signing of the Alien and Sedition acts and he promoted a strong federal government. It seems to me that disney supports STRONG federal government and violations of 1st am

[geomodelrailroader]

John Adams liked by some hated by many he was a hot head and to some is consisted liberal and probably a democrat his presidency was a mess he almost got us in a war, and his presidency was rocked by scandals and because of it he had to give up the presidency to Jefferson his rival.

[luterano1517]

John Adams is the greatest president of the USA !!!!!!!!

[deritpeehs]

guess you can't really be that high-level and "incharge" when you have a big mess (Godless) closely attached to you.