Race for the White House
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Mahershala Ali
Narrator
Seasons
Season 1 (2016)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon
2016-03-06John 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.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen A. Douglas
2016-03-13Lincoln's oratory and underhanded tactics gave him the chance to beat Stephen Douglas, one of the most formidable politicians of his generation.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: George H.W. Bush vs. Michael Dukakis
2016-03-20Episode 4: Truman v. Dewey
2016-03-27Episode 5: Jackson v. Adams
2016-04-03Episode 6: Clinton v. Bush
2016-04-10
Season 2 (2020)
No overview available.
6 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Obama v. McCain
2020-02-16The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 2: Reagan v. Carter
2020-02-23The 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.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 3: LBJ v. Goldwater
2020-03-01The 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.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 4: Wilson vs Roosevelt vs Taft
2020-03-08The 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.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 5: Carter vs. Ford
2020-03-15The 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.
Runtime: 43 minEpisode 6: Eisenhower vs. Stevenson
2020-03-22Republican 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.
Runtime: 43 min
