The latest addition to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's award-winning presidential biography series, this two-part, four-hour look at the life and presidency of George W. Bush features interviews with historians, journalists, and several members of the president's inner circle.
The first part chronicles Bush's unorthodox path to the White House. The once wild son of a political dynasty, few expected Bush to ascend to the presidency. Yet 36 days after the November 2000 election, Bush emerged victorious in the most hotly contested race in the nation's history. Few things in the new president's past could have prepared him for the events that unfolded on September 11, 2001. Placed in the role of wartime president, Bush's response to the deadly terrorist attack would define a new era in American foreign policy.
Part two opens with the ensuing Iraq War and continues throughout Bush's second term, as the president faces the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most severe financial crisis serious since the Great Depression.
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