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2020216 minPG-13documentary

6.6/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

Cold War Geopolitics

The Reagans

2020216 minPG-13documentary

6.6/ 10(10 ratings)• TMDB

Unearth the hidden power dynamics of the Reagan presidency.

“Control the myth and you control the masses.”

Cold War Geopolitics

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Unearth the hidden power dynamics of the Reagan presidency.

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Matt Tyrnauerdirector

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagancast

Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagancast

Ron Reagan

Anthony Fauci

Anthony Faucicast

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A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's presidency.

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