Changes

In 1993 the Hall of Presidents was overhauled and given a new script. Columbia professor Eric Forner convinced Disney executives (including Michael Eisner, ) that the original show did not pay enough attention to the issues slavery and racecivil rights. When In order to enact these changes, as well as to add President Bill Clinton to the attraction, the Hall of Presidents closed in September of 1993. When the attraction reopened in October of 1993the same year, the attraction had a completely new tone. The new Hall of Presidents film was now narrated by poet Maya Angelo, but once . Once again began , the film opened with the Constitutional Conventionin 1786. Now however, instead of arguing about whether or not to ratify debating the merits of the new Constitution, the delegates could instead be heard arguing about slavery and whether or not to include it slavery had a place in the new country.

The Continuing on, the new version of the Hall of Presidents omitted the Whiskey Rebellion scene that had once followed the Constitutional Convention was removed from the new film. Instead , the film jumped straight to the Nullification Crisis, where once again the issue of slavery was interjected. Now the South Carolina crowd who supported nullification also voiced their approval of slavery. Like in the previous incarnation of the Hall of Presidents, the film next then featured the Lincoln Douglas debate, during which Lincoln gave his famous "House Divided" speech. The Civil War portion of the show also remained mostly the same as the previous incarnation.

Like in Although the previous incarnation portion of the Hall of Presidents, the next scene featured the film that focused on Abraham Lincoln Douglas debate, during which Lincoln gives his famous "House Divided" speech. The and the Civil War portion of the show also remained mostly the same.  Another change however was done to intact, the post -Civil War scenewas radically altered. Instead of focusing on the American technological achievements in the century after the Civil Warwar, the film instead focused on the civil rights struggles of women, immigrants and African Americans. The film concluded then concluded with the narrator saying "We the people should mean all the people". The film ended just as its predecessor did, with the launch of and the Saturn 5launching into space.  In this version Besides featuring a brand new script, the second incarnation of the attractionHall of Presidents also include a speech by the (then) current president of the United States, Bill Clinton (the President in 1993) . Clinton’s speech was given a speech at before Abraham Lincoln (who was now voiced by Peter Renaday) addressed the end audience. Although the Hall of President’s script remained mostly unchanged from 1993 until 2009, the showattraction was altered slightly in 2001. This tradition would continue for Clinton's successor During this renovation, President George W. Bush was added to the attraction, and J.D. Hall replaced Maya Angelou as the current President Barrack ObamaHall’s narrator. Like his predecessor, George W Bush recorded a speech for the attractions finale.