Tập
Frontline: Episode 10
Tóm tắt
Every two years, a desire to represent their home districts in Washington brings a group of first-time freshmen congressmen to the nation's capital on the shores of the Potomac river. Frontline follows two newly elected representatives from their homes to Washington where they experience the rewards-and the frustrations-of making the transition from citizen to congressman.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Frontline
- Mùa
- Mùa 3
- Tập
- Tập 10
- Ngày phát sóng
- 1985-04-02
Thông tin tập
Episode 10 là tập 10 trong Season 3 của Frontline. Tập này phát sóng ngày 1985-04-02.
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