Commander in Chief

Season 1

From the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 to tracking and killing of Osama bin Laden, Commander in Chief, takes an inside look at the tough decisions the President of the United States has to make for his country. These untold stories will piece together how major events in history unfolded for the better or worse.

IMDb 7.220133 episodes

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Special Interest·Documentary·Historical

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S1 E1 - Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis
October 18, 2012
45min
TV-PG
Rare images and declassified audio recordings show how President John F. Kennedy resisted the forces pushing him toward war and how he pulled the world back from the edge of total destruction.
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S1 E2 - Bin Laden Raid
April 28, 2013
44min
TV-14
When CIA operatives track down Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama must choose between bombing his compound or sending in special ops. However, his decision doesn't come easy when his war Cabinet is sharply divided.
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S1 E3 - The Gulf War
May 5, 2013
44min
TV-14
When Iraqi troops invaded the nation of Kuwait in August of 1990, President George H. W. Bush's combination of skills as diplomat, spy and politician are brought to bear for the first modern war in the post-Cold War world.
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