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The White House Effect

The White House Effect

2024•1h 36m•5.7/10
Documentary

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5.7/10(6)

Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

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Production

Actual Films, Impact Partners, Department of Motion Pictures, Cinereach, Plot Shift Media, 2 SQ FT, Far Star Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

William K. Reilly

Self

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Al Gore

Al Gore

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Self (archive footage)

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Self (archive footage)

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

John Doolittle

John Doolittle

Self (archive footage)

Clifton Garvin

Self (archive footage)

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell

Self (archive footage)

Roger Mudd

Roger Mudd

Self (archive footage)

Jane Pauley

Jane Pauley

Self (archive footage)

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