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The White House Effect

6.020241h 36mMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorsJon Shenk·Bonni Cohen
ProducersGeralyn White Dreyfous·Josh Penn

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Cast · Directed by Jon Shenk

GBGeorge H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
RRRonald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
WR
William K. Reilly
Self
JC
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
BCBill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
AGAl Gore
Al Gore
Self (archive footage)
SHSaddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Self (archive footage)
RLRush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh
Self (archive footage)
BB
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Self (archive footage)
TBTom Brokaw
Tom Brokaw
Self (archive footage)
DCDana Carvey
Dana Carvey
Self (archive footage)
WCWalter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite
Self (archive footage)

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