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Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes

I'm gonna fire this fucking director right after the show

So Roger told Nixon "If you don't take television seriously this time you're gonna lose again." Roger Ailes: I'm gonna fire this fucking director right after the show

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So Roger told Nixon
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"If you don't take television seriously this time
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you're gonna lose again."
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Roger Ailes: I'm gonna fire this fucking director right after the show.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:22
Uploaded
Jun 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
A&E IndieFilms,Jigsaw Productions,Impact Partners,Baird Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary that explores the rise and fall of the late Roger Ailes, from his early media influence on the Nixon presidency to his controversial leadership at Fox News.
I told him 50 times, "I want close-ups." - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:06
I told him 50 times, "I want close-ups."
Kenneth Johnson: Roger and I had had many conversations - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:14
Kenneth Johnson: Roger and I had had many conversations
(speaking in German) - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:16
(speaking in German)
And Roger told me he really thought about that - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:14
And Roger told me he really thought about that
Tonight, Richard Nixon, in person, is going to face - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:07
Tonight, Richard Nixon, in person, is going to face
Kenneth Johnson: He put him in the arena surrounded by the audience. - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:04
Kenneth Johnson: He put him in the arena surrounded by th...
And, uh, it was an amazing propaganda piece. - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:05
And, uh, it was an amazing propaganda piece.
I'd like to stress the point that this is a live program. - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:04
I'd like to stress the point that this is a live progra...
Male announcer #3: No one has any idea what questions will be asked. - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:04
Male announcer #3: No one has any idea what questions wil...
You have to have the big stroke of the federal government - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:07
You have to have the big stroke of the federal government
We've got the power, we've got a wonderfully motivated people. - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:05
We've got the power, we've got a wonderfully motiv...
Male announcer #4: With 287 electoral votes - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:09
Male announcer #4: With 287 electoral votes
For better or worse, television has changed - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:07
For better or worse, television has changed
The controlled discussion with the questioners - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:06
The controlled discussion with the questioners
And in the book, The Selling Of The President, - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:06
And in the book, The Selling Of The President,
Male #1: In your estimation, is television - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:06
Male #1: In your estimation, is television
Let me put it this way, I don't believe - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:13
Let me put it this way, I don't believe
And that skillful use - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:09
And that skillful use
I think that there's an emotional reaction - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:05
I think that there's an emotional reaction
John Cook: When I was first reporting on Fox News - Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes 00:06
John Cook: When I was first reporting on Fox News