Overview

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presidents and a borderline tyrant. The seventh president shook up the glossy world of Washington, DC with his "common-man" methods and ideals, but also oversaw one of the most controversial events in American history: the forced removal of Indian tribes, including the Cherokees, from their homes.

Genres

Cast

Martin Sheen

Narrator

Jon Meacham

Self

Harry Watson

Self

Daniel Walker Howe

Self

Brian Dennehy

Andrew Jackson (voice)

Blair Brown

Margaret Bayard Smith (voice)

René Auberjonois

James Parton (voice)

David Ogden Stiers

Henry Clay (voice)

Eric Stoltz

Christian Missionary (voice)

Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter

Frederick Douglass (voice)