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Publisher
Citizens United
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Examines the presidential campaign of Senator Barack Obama from Illinois and his record as a senator and state legislator. Interviewees offer their opinions on Obama's Senate record, his views on abortion, his statements on the second amendment, his plan for a troubled economy, and his foreign policy, with the view that Obama's actions will not match his words.
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
With unique access to a sitting member of Congress, this documentary tells the complex story of Rep. Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice. She was the lone vote in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September eleventh attacks and is the highest-ranking African American woman in the United States Congress.
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the new 2020 high-definition program, learn all about the life and lasting legacy of John Lewis. Who was John Lewis? What were John's early contributions to civil rights? Who were the Freedom Riders? What was John's involvement with Martin Luther King, Jr. and the March on Washington? What was the Civil Rights Act? What was John's role in the House of Representatives? What is his lasting legacy?
Publisher
National Geographic Society, Educational Services
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
English
Description
Introduces students to the workings of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. By following Congressman Norman D. Dicks of Washington State through several weeks or work, students learn that a congressman serves many interests: his local constituency, his state, his political party, the national interest, special interest groups, and his own conscience.
Publisher
Disinformation Company
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Tom DeLay, one of the most powerful figures in Congress, is investigated for his campaign fundraising and efforts to redraw Texas's Congressional districts. The Big Buy follows the investigation by one maverick district attorney into these charges.
6) Weiner
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An examination of disgraced New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's disastrous 2013 mayoral campaign.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
60 Minutes tracks the rise of Barack Obama from Senator to President with behind-the-scenes access over a two-year period. Contains material from six separate broadcast segments, and includes major public appearances and speeches.
Series
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Documentary on the Senator who rose to power by ruining the reputations of politicians, businessmen, actors, writers, and others by accusing them of being Communists during the 1950s witch hunts. Analyzes his abuse of power as a lesson to politicians of every era.
9) Barack Obama
Series
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Follow Obama from his early childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, through his teenage struggles for self-identity, his student days at Columbia University and Harvard Law School, and his political career in Chicago. Go behind the scenes of Obama's extraordinarily successful presidential campaign and his journey to the 2008 Democratic Convention, and finally his election as president.
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Take an extraordinary inside look at character and moral leadership during a time of national crisis. Delves into the life of John Kerry and focuses on the key events that made him a national figure and the man he is today. Particular emphasis is placed on his bravery during the Vietnam War and his courageous opposition to the war upon his return. The story of an American generation that came of age in the tumultuous '60s and that has now come to...
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, it explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, and his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. It also includes interviews with political leaders, colleagues, and...
12) 14 women
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives and careers of the female members of the Senate during the 109th Congress.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Follow the courageous journey of John Lewis, a civil rights hero, congressional leader, and human rights champion whose unwavering fight for justice spans the past 50 years. The son of sharecroppers, Lewis grew up in the segregated South and rose from Alabama's Black Belt to the corridors of power on Capitol Hill. His humble origins have forever linked him to those whose voices often go unheard.
14) Daniel Webster
Series
Publisher
Social Studies School Service
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Dramatizes the Senate speech delivered by Daniel Webster in support of Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850. Explores the political conflicts of the first half of the nineteenth century and evaluates Webster's contributions to the preservation of the Union.
15) McCain
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
An exploration of Senator John McCain's complicated relationship with President Trump and the Republican Party, as well as his life and politics. It traces his motivations and his political history, from his experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, to his dramatic vote against the GOP's health care bill in 2017. It examines how, with his 2008 nomination of Sarah Palin as running mate, McCain himself contributed to a growing challenge to the party...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This documentary retraces George McGovern's bold presidential campaign of 1972 - a grassroots campaign that fought for peace and justice, and positioned ideas and people first. However, what is remembered today as being the ultimate political defeat of the American Century may also have been its high watermark. The film poses this central question: what does the crushing electoral defeat of a man so well respected for his decency and intellect say...