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Adam Curtis
Adam Curtis

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George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush
George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Joanne Herring
Joanne Herring

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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