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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

2019-03-03 · 43 min / episode · ★ 6.7

Documentary

Explore the Bush family’s internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.

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RAW
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United States of America
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Ed HarrisEd HarrisNarrator
George H. W. BushGeorge H. W. BushSelf (archive footage)
George W. BushGeorge W. BushSelf (archive footage)
Barbara BushBarbara BushSelf (archive footage)
Jeb BushJeb BushSelf (archive footage)
Laura BushLaura BushSelf (archive footage)
Dick CheneyDick CheneySelf (archive footage)
Jenna Bush HagerJenna Bush HagerSelf (archive footage)
Barbara Pierce BushBarbara Pierce BushSelf (archive footage)
George P. BushGeorge P. BushSelf (archive footage)

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