Ronald Reagan’s Vice President, George H W Bush, ran against Governor of Massachusetts, Michael Dukakis in what became a notorious campaign of negative campaigning orchestrated by the politically ferocious campaign team, headed by Lee Atwater. For Vice President Bush the struggle was to escape the Iran Contra scandal that had dogged the last months of President Reagan’s administration.
Race for the White House is a high-profile six-part CNN documentary series that will tell the story of some of America’s most iconic and consequential presidential elections, narrated by Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey. Each episode will tell the story of one campaign, featuring interviews with candidates, key players, historians and experts, along with contemporary archive and stylized drama. By...
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