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The Reagans

A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's pr...

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documentary, biography, history

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Altimeter Films,Showtime Documentary Films

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https://www.sho.com/the-reagans

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[chatter continues] - The Reagans

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[camera shutter clicks] - The Reagans

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[Ronald] Good morning. - The Reagans

[Ronald] Good morning.

This is roll one, sound two. - The Reagans

This is roll one, sound two.

[man] Mr. President,
how could so much be going on - The Reagans

[man] Mr. President, how could so much be going on

[cheers and applause] - The Reagans

[cheers and applause]

[man] Mr. President,
as a result... - The Reagans

[man] Mr. President, as a result...

[cheering] - The Reagans

[Ronald]
That is the tax program. - The Reagans

[Ronald] That is the tax program.

[woman]
Well, don't you think it's-- - The Reagans

[woman] Well, don't you think it's--

Ronald Reagan said himself,
if you are not a good actor, - The Reagans

Ronald Reagan said himself, if you are not a good actor,

You couldn't change
Ronald Reagan. - The Reagans

You couldn't change Ronald Reagan.

[Lopez] 16 years later, - The Reagans

[Lopez] 16 years later,

He was a caricature out
of American culture. - The Reagans

He was a caricature out of American culture.

[Reporter] Mr. President, - The Reagans

[Reporter] Mr. President,

[Interviewer] Do you
actually think of yourself - The Reagans

[Interviewer] Do you actually think of yourself

How do you do, everybody? - The Reagans

How do you do, everybody?

[Interviewer] What
was it, Mr. Warner, - The Reagans

[Interviewer] What was it, Mr. Warner,

That was an era when
there were basically - The Reagans

That was an era when there were basically

Suddenly, this hugely
powerful gossip columnist - The Reagans

Suddenly, this hugely powerful gossip columnist

Louella Parsons not only
becomes the stage mother - The Reagans

Louella Parsons not only becomes the stage mother

He was very assiduous about
editing and shaping his story - The Reagans

He was very assiduous about editing and shaping his story

upbeat music - The Reagans

Both of his parents
were Roosevelt Democrats - The Reagans

Both of his parents were Roosevelt Democrats

FDR had put his father
and his brother to work - The Reagans

FDR had put his father and his brother to work

We were poor. - The Reagans

In my father's
version of the story, - The Reagans

In my father's version of the story,

For Reagan, who
held himself tight, - The Reagans

For Reagan, who held himself tight,

[Ron] He trained himself
to ignore the negative - The Reagans

[Ron] He trained himself to ignore the negative

We recognize this as a form
of illness and neurosis. - The Reagans

We recognize this as a form of illness and neurosis.

[Alter]
It was a political calculation - The Reagans

[Alter] It was a political calculation

Reagan believed
that he was President - The Reagans

Reagan believed that he was President

That was the first
time I believe - The Reagans

That was the first time I believe

[cheers and applause] - The Reagans

[cheers and applause]

[Nancy] Hello, so nice
of you guys to be here. - The Reagans

[Nancy] Hello, so nice of you guys to be here.

[Adelman] After the first
morning of the Reykjavik Summit, - The Reagans

[Adelman] After the first morning of the Reykjavik Summit,

As a sports announcer
many years ago, - The Reagans

As a sports announcer many years ago,

Underneath all of that - The Reagans

Underneath all of that

[Nancy] Oh, well I didn't
mean to neglect you. - The Reagans

[Nancy] Oh, well I didn't mean to neglect you.

Nancy absolutely loved her
stepfather, Loyal Davis. - The Reagans

Nancy absolutely loved her stepfather, Loyal Davis.

[Shearer]
At three in the morning - The Reagans

[Shearer] At three in the morning

He was able to convince
his son-in-law that - The Reagans

He was able to convince his son-in-law that

[indistinct chanting] - The Reagans

[indistinct chanting]

[Shearer] If you were watching
the TV coverage, - The Reagans

[Shearer] If you were watching the TV coverage,

He embraces a notion
of the free market - The Reagans

He embraces a notion of the free market

You have to remember Reagan was - The Reagans

You have to remember Reagan was

[Narrator] In 1962, after
eight years as GE spokesman - The Reagans

[Narrator] In 1962, after eight years as GE spokesman

I think he really resented - The Reagans

I think he really resented

Mrs. Reagan, your husband
used to be a Democrat. - The Reagans

Mrs. Reagan, your husband used to be a Democrat.

[crowds jeering] - The Reagans

[crowds jeering]

Appearances are important. - The Reagans

Appearances are important.

um, that people were feeling. - The Reagans

um, that people were feeling.

[Sean] I can tell
the president was shaken. - The Reagans

[Sean] I can tell the president was shaken.

[Sean] Had he all the way
taken the steps - The Reagans

[Sean] Had he all the way taken the steps

It looks now, at
this early day, like - The Reagans

It looks now, at this early day, like

His story was one of
a hero in his mind. - The Reagans

His story was one of a hero in his mind.

[Alter]
The Reagans understood - The Reagans

[Alter] The Reagans understood

Mr. Gorbachev,
tear down this wall. - The Reagans

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

He lived in a world, - The Reagans

He lived in a world,

And I don't find anybody
as close as those two were. - The Reagans

And I don't find anybody as close as those two were.

[Pilot] 727 transit flight to
Sacramento, our state capital. - The Reagans

[Pilot] 727 transit flight to Sacramento, our state capital.

[Nancy] California,
what a wonderful state. - The Reagans

[Nancy] California, what a wonderful state.

[woman]
Clad in blue jeans, tennis shoes - The Reagans

[woman] Clad in blue jeans, tennis shoes

tense rapid music - The Reagans

tense rapid music

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A four-part documentary series that explores the many surprisingly unexamined aspects of the Reagan White House, and how Nancy Reagan's paper-doll image was at odds with the power she ultimately wielded throughout her husband's pr...

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Director: N/A

Writer: N/A

Production: Altimeter Films,Showtime Documentary Films

Genre: documentary, biography, history

Year: 2020

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

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Released: 15 Nov 2020

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.sho.com/the-reagans