Race for the White House

Season 2

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'Race for the White House' is a six-part CNN original mini docu-series. The series consists of 6 episodes, each 1 hour long, with each episode deconstructing notable presidential campaigns throughout America's history. The episodes will include previously unseen archive footage, interviews & dramatic recreations. Academy Award® winning actor, Kevin Spacey, is executive producing and narrating this series.
6 Episodes
  • Obama v. McCain
    E1
    Episode 1Obama v. McCainThe 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.
  • Reagan v. Carter
    E2
    Episode 2Reagan v. CarterThe 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.
  • LBJ v. Goldwater
    E3
    Episode 3LBJ v. GoldwaterThe 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.
  • Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
    E4
    Episode 4Wilson vs Roosevelt vs TaftThe 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.
  • Carter vs. Ford
    E5
    Episode 5Carter vs. FordThe 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.
  • Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
    E6
    Episode 6Eisenhower vs. StevensonRepublican 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.
Cast of Season 2
  • Mahershala AliNarrator
 
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