Race for the White House (2016)
From executive producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, CNN Original Series "Race for the White House" captures the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election can turn on a single issue and so much more.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Season 16 episodes
1. John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
⏱ 43 minJohn 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.
2. Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas
⏱ 43 minLincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.
3. George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis
⏱ 43 minNo description available.
4. Truman v. Dewey
⏱ 43 minNo description available.
5. Jackson v. Adams
⏱ 43 minNo description available.
6. Clinton v. Bush
⏱ 43 minNo description available.
Season 26 episodes
1. Obama v. McCain
⏱ 43 minThe 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.
2. Reagan v. Carter
⏱ 43 minThe 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.
3. LBJ v. Goldwater
⏱ 43 minThe 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.
4. Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
⏱ 43 minThe 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.
5. Carter vs. Ford
⏱ 43 minThe 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.
6. Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
⏱ 43 minRepublican 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.
