Race for the White House

Race for the White House

Documentary 2016

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Go inside the drama of America's highest-stakes presidential elections, many of which hinged on a single issue.

Documentary 2016

TV-14

Starring Mahershala Ali, Kevin Spacey

EPISODE 1

JFK vs. Nixon

Young and inexperienced, John F. Kennedy battles across America to win his party's nomination and redefines how image could win the White House.

41 min · Mar 5, 2016 TV-14
EPISODE 2

Lincoln vs. Douglas

The journey from prairie lawyer to president might seem impossible, but Lincoln's ruthless tactics to win his party's nomination gave him the chance.

41 min · Mar 13, 2016 TV-14
EPISODE 3

Bush vs. Dukakis

Vice President George H.W. Bush fights off the scandal of Iran Contra while also attacking Democrat Michael Dukakis in a series of TV ads.

41 min · Mar 20, 2016 TV-14
EPISODE 4

Truman vs. Dewey

An unpopular Harry Truman travels across America by train in a race against time to win the White House and beat his opponent, Thomas Dewey.

41 min · Mar 27, 2016 TV-PG
EPISODE 5

Jackson vs. Adams

General Andrew Jackson believed he lost the election of 1824 to John Quincy Adams through political trickery. In 1828 he returns to battle Adams again in a campaign that would be notorious for its vicious personal attacks.

41 min · Apr 3, 2016 TV-14
EPISODE 6

Clinton vs. Bush

Bill Clinton is at rock bottom of the polls when he and his team begin one of the most effective political comebacks in US presidential campaign history.

41 min · Apr 10, 2016 TV-14

Mahershala Ali

Narrator
Kevin Spacey

Narrator
Kim Flitcroft

Director
Christopher Spencer

Director
Dana Brunetti

Producer

About

Race for the White House

DOCUMENTARY

Go inside the drama of America's highest-stakes presidential elections, many of which hinged on a single issue.

Information

Studio: CNN
Released: 2016
Rated: TV-14
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.