Station:
CNN (US)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2019-03-03
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Explore the story behind the Bushes -- America's most powerful political dynasty -- and how they put two US Presidents in the White House. Narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor Ed Harris, The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power explores the Bush family's internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions, and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures, and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.
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S1E4 - Part Four: First Family
The Bushes have finally made it to the White House but having a father as a president hits Neil Bush hard when scandals strike. George H.W. triumphs against Saddam but the Bush family suffer a bitter election defeat and the loss of their matriarch Dorothy.
Air Date: 17 Mar 2019 21:00 (CDT)
S1E5 - Part Five: Sibling Rivalry
George W. and Jeb Bush are two brothers determined to make it to the Governor's mansion but only one will succeed. Laura Bush fears the consequences of having a second president in the family but she can't stop her husband becoming "43" who soon faces his greatest ever test as America comes under attack.
Air Date: 31 Mar 2019 21:00 (CDT)
S1E6 - Part Six: The End of a Dynasty?
President George W. Bush strives to secure the second term his father never won. But the war he started in Iraq will define his presidency and cast a long shadow on the Bush family.
Air Date: 07 Apr 2019 21:00 (CDT)