Has Backstairs @ the White House ever been put on video(much less DVD)? I have been trying to get a copy since 1979 when NBC showed it on T.V. It is one of the greatest mini series, since Centennial, (which is an even greater series), that one I have. I have told so many people about Backstairs through the years, but no one seems to have heard of it. I was beginning to think I was crazy until It was A question(Answer) on Jeopardy. Every Presidential election year I keep hoping NBC or someone would show it, but alas! There is another excellent mini series that was on in 1984(prior to LA Olympics). It was called the 1st Olympics, all about the resurgence of the Olympics in 1896. You can see David Caruso, as an eager 19 yr old Irishman, It is so very good & a lot of humor as well as drama & of course its a true story.

Please bring this wonderful 1979 TV Mini-Series back to TV, or put on DVD. It's both entertaining & loaded with historical facts. I only saw this movie when it was originally on TV, but I'll never forget it. It had great impact on me!

I, too, wish this was available on videotape! In 1979, I was teaching a Special Education class in rural Ohio when this series was aired. My students all arrived the following day of the first installment excited, asking many questions about what the first part had shown. They asked to "study history" just like the other regular classroom students. I borrowed eighth grade American History textbooks from one of the other regular classroom teachers, and we began an adventure that lasted for the remainder of the school year. My students rode the school bus carrying a regular textbook for the first time ever! Self-esteem soared, and we all had fun!

Veteran Television Music Composer Morton Stevens, ("Hawaii Five-O", "Police Woman") wrote an outstanding music score for this fine TV mini-series. It featured a beautiful main title theme that really set the tone for each episode. I join the other comments here in hoping that there will be a video release soon of this wonderful show.