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The Making of the President
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- S 1 E 1 - The Making of the President, 196029 dicembre 19631 h 19 minWith Dwight D. Eisenhower retiring, the presidential field seems wide open from the outset. For the Democrats, will young upstart John F. Kennedy hold off the ebullient populist Hubert H. Humphrey and an eleventh-hour movement to draft Adlai Stevenson? For the Republicans, how can Richard M. Nixon, Ike's heir apparent, bring his party's liberal wing on board? Nixon and Kennedy eventually vie in the first television debates and a historically close election.Disponibile per l’acquisto
- S 1 E 2 - The Making of the President, 196413 dicembre 19661 h 19 minAscending to the White House after a national tragedy, Lyndon Johnson must choose a running mate; possibilities include the late president's brother, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy--the Democrats' emotional favorite, but a potential threat to LBJ's leadership. Meanwhile, Sen. Barry Goldwater marshals a "citizens' army" to march to the Republican nomination against desperate, panicked opposition. The general election presents voters with a starck philosophical choice and marks a tectonic shift in American politics.Questo video non è al momento disponibile
- S 1 E 3 - The Making of the President, 19689 settembre 19691 h 19 minThe election year brings a deepening sense of national crisis: Americans killed by the hundreds in a divisive war, a sitting president shocked in the first primary, Martin Luther King and Robert F. Kennedy assassinated, and dozens of cities torn by riots. Both major parties' conventions feel like armed camps, but Chicago--site of the Democratic event--turns chaotic and violent. When Hubert H. Humphrey, Richard M. Nixon, and George Wallce face off in the general election, voters look for healing.Questo video non è al momento disponibile
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- Lingue audio
- English
- Sottotitoli
- English [CC]
- Regia
- Mel Stuart
- Produttori
- David L. WolperM.J. Rifkin
- Produzione
- Acorn Media
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