Movie: The Making of the President: 1964

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Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel

Narrator (voice)

Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Barry Goldwater
Barry Goldwater

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Robert F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

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    Acclaimed producer David L. Wolper presents this landmark documentary (based on Theodore H. White's best-selling book) that analyzes Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson's landslide victory over Republican Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.

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    1966-12-13

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