Race for the White House

Race for the White House

Ended First aired 06/Mar/2016 United States English 2 season(s) 12 episode(s)
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From executive producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, CNN Original Series "Race for the White House" captures the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election can turn on a single issue and so much more.
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Season 2 · Season 2
6 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Feb/2020
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Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
Air date: 22/Mar/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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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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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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Carter vs. Ford
Air date: 15/Mar/2020 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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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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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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Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
Air date: 08/Mar/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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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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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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LBJ v. Goldwater
Air date: 01/Mar/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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The 1964 race was held in a country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and pits incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.

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The 1964 race was held in a country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and pits incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.

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Reagan v. Carter
Air date: 23/Feb/2020 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan having to fight off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to re-invent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.

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The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan having to fight off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to re-invent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.

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Season 1 · Season 1
6 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Mar/2016
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Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas
Air date: 13/Mar/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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Lincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.

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Lincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.

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John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
Air date: 06/Mar/2016 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 43 min
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John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon have the first televised presidential debate; one where presentation made as much of an impact as message, and may have cost Nixon the election.

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John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon have the first televised presidential debate; one where presentation made as much of an impact as message, and may have cost Nixon the election.

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Kevin Spacey
Kevin Spacey
Narrator
Mahershala Ali
Mahershala Ali
Narrator
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Mamie Eisenhower
Mamie Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self (archive footage)
Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Self
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Self
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)

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