Episode
Frontline: So You Want to Be President
Overview
Following the 1984 presidential campaign of Gary Hart to reveal presidential politics as it has never before been seen on television -- from the early days of lonely ambition, through the months of promise, to the day of denial.
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1984-10-09
- Runtime
- 99 min
Episode context
So You Want to Be President is Episode 16 in Season 2 of Frontline. It aired on 1984-10-09. The runtime is 99 min.
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