CHAPTER 4: The American Presidency.

Chapter 4 of the book "Seeing the Bigger Picture: Understanding Politics Through Film & Television," by Mark Sachleben and Kevan M. Yenerall is presented. It highlights the history of the American presidency portrayed on films. It discusses on how films have depicted real presidents with fictitious political leaders. It outlines the possible factors responsible for the significant explosion of presidency films in the 1990s, most of which presented the political arena in a negative situation.