Race for the White House

Notable US Presidential election races throughout American history are examined.

2016 HD 43min NR United States English

Mahershala Ali

Documentary Drama

usa politics presidential election presidential campaign

S1E1 - John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon 2016-03-06

John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon have the first televised presidential debate; one where presentation made as much of an impact as message, and may have cost Nixon the election.

S1E2 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas 2016-03-13

Lincolns oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.

S1E3 - George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis 2016-03-20

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S1E4 - Truman v. Dewey 2016-03-27

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S1E5 - Jackson v. Adams 2016-04-03

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S1E6 - Clinton v. Bush 2016-04-10

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S2E1 - Obama v. McCain 2020-02-16

The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.

S2E2 - Reagan v. Carter 2020-02-23

The 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.

S2E3 - LBJ v. Goldwater 2020-03-01

The 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.

S2E4 - Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft 2020-03-08

The 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.

S2E5 - Carter vs. Ford 2020-03-15

The 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.

S2E6 - Eisenhower vs. Stevenson 2020-03-22

Republican 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.

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