Robards played three presidents in each films. He played Abraham Lincoln in the television film "The Perfect Tribute" (1991) and supplied the voice for two television documentaries, first for "The Presidency: A Splendid Misery" in 1964, and then again in the title role of the 1992 documentary miniseries "Lincoln". He also played the role of Ulysses S. Grant in "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" (1981) and supplied the Union General's voice in the PBS miniseries "The Civil War" (1990). He also played Franklin D. Roosevelt in "FDR: The Final Years" (1980). Robards also played in the 1970 film "Tora! Tora! Tora!", a depiction of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 that led the United States into World War II.