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201984 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Presidents at War

201984 minPG-13documentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and other U.S. presidents reflect on how their war experiences influenced their leadership decisions.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and other U.S. presidents reflect on how their war experiences influenced their leadership decisions.

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Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. This is the story of how their war experiences change them, how they emerge from conflict as leaders and how the crucible of war shapes the decisions they make when they reach the White House.

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