Season 1 (E:8)
2016
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The Contenders: 16 for '16
Number of Season: 1 | Number of Episodes: 8
Revisit the most influential presidential campaigns of the last 50 years. From Jesse Jackson’s groundbreaking 1984 and 1988 campaigns to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 campaign that launched of a brand of conservatism that influenced both Ronald Reagan and Hillary Clinton.
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