Race For The White House
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Race For The White House

Go inside the drama of America's highest-stakes presidential elections, many of which hinged on a single issue.
IMDb 7.720206 episodes13+
DocumentaryDramaHistoricalUnscripted
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  1. S2 E1 - Obama vs. McCain

    February 15, 2020
    42min
    13+
    In 2008, freshman Senator Barack Obama goes up against "maverick" Republican Senator John McCain.
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  2. S2 E2 - Reagan vs. Carter

    February 22, 2020
    42min
    13+
    The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan fighting off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to reinvent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.
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  3. S2 E3 - LBJ vs. Goldwater

    February 29, 2020
    42min
    13+
    In 1964, with the country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, President Lyndon B. Johnson campaigns against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.
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  4. S2 E4 - Wilson vs. Roosevelt vs. Taft

    March 7, 2020
    42min
    13+
    The 1912 race is an election between four remarkable candidates -- former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt, his anointed heir President William Howard Taft, scholarly and religious Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and Socialist Eugene Debs.
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  5. S2 E5 - Carter vs. Ford

    September 12, 2020
    42min
    13+
    The presidential election of 1976 pits the political establishment, personified by Republican President Gerald Ford, against the untainted idealism of Democrat Jimmy Carter, the relatively unknown governor of Georgia.
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  6. S2 E6 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

    December 19, 2020
    42min
    7+
    Republican General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson both were persuaded to run for the White House, but as the gloves come off, this becomes a fierce battle for hearts and minds.
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