New York: A Documentary Film

The Power and the People (1898–1918)

S1 E4    Nov 16, 1999    2h    TV-PG
8.9
This episode covers the period from 1898 to 1914, and documents the rise of Al Smith to governer after he enacted laws to protect working people in the state of New York after the terrible fire of the Shirt Waist Garement Factory of 1911. This episode is emotional, sad and poignant.
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Cast of The Power and the People (1898–1918)
  • David Ogden StiersNarrator
  • Kenneth JacksonSelf - Commentator
  • Mike WallaceSelf - Commentator
  • John Steele GordonSelf - Commentator
  • Robert A.M. SternSelf - Commentator
  • David McCulloughSelf - Commentator
  • Daniel Patrick MoynihanSelf - Commentator
  • Robert A. CaroSelf - Commentator
  • Rudolph GiulianiSelf - Commentator
  • Martin ScorseseSelf - Commentator
  • Donald TrumpSelf - Commentator
 
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