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Race for the White House Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2016 - 0
Episode 1
JFK vs. Nixon
Sun, Mar 6, 2016 60 mins
Compelling presidential campaigns in U.S. history are examined. In the opener, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon battle for the White House and take part in the first televised debate.
Episode 2
Lincoln vs. Douglas
Sun, Mar 13, 2016 60 mins
Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas battle for the White House.
Episode 3
Bush vs. Dukakis
Sun, Mar 20, 2016 60 mins
Vice President George Bush fights off the scandal of Iran Contra in his campaign against Democrat Michael Dukakis, attacking him in a series of devastating TV attack ads that ultimately sink the Dukakis campaign.
Episode 4
Truman vs. Dewey
Sun, Mar 27, 2016 60 mins
Incumbent president Harry Truman, lagging behind in the polls to Republican opponent Thomas Dewey, travels across the U.S. by train in a race to capture votes and win the White House in 1948.
Episode 5
Jackson vs. Adams
Sun, Apr 3, 2016 60 mins
Andrew Jackson believed he lost the presidential election of 1824 to John Quincy Adams through political trickery, so he returns in 1828 to battle Adams again in a campaign notorious for its vicious personal attacks.
Episode 6
Clinton vs. Bush
Sun, Apr 10, 2016 60 mins
Bill Clinton, labeled an adulterer and a draft dodger, fights for his political life and launches one of the most effective come backs in U.S. presidential campaign history.
