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[crowds jeering] [gun banging] There was all of this
demonstration and protest in the '60s from the
anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, as well as the civil
rights movement. There were many different groups
coming forward and saying, "We want
transformational change." By saying, "The
Democratic Party left me," what Reagan's really saying was, "You're supposed to be the party of the hard-working
white people, and if you are elevating
the rights of others, you're working
against my interests"
demonstration and protest in the '60s from the
anti-Vietnam War demonstrations, as well as the civil
rights movement. There were many different groups
coming forward and saying, "We want
transformational change." By saying, "The
Democratic Party left me," what Reagan's really saying was, "You're supposed to be the party of the hard-working
white people, and if you are elevating
the rights of others, you're working
against my interests"
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[crowds jeering]
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[gun banging]
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There was all of this
demonstration and protest
00:00:10.635 --> 00:00:14.472
in the '60s from the
anti-Vietnam War demonstrations,
00:00:14.513 --> 00:00:16.932
as well as the civil
rights movement.
00:00:18.184 --> 00:00:21.228
There were many different groups
coming forward and saying,
00:00:21.027 --> 00:00:23.814
"We want
transformational change."
00:00:24.315 --> 00:00:27.902
By saying, "The
Democratic Party left me,"
00:00:27.943 --> 00:00:30.404
what Reagan's really saying was,
00:00:30.446 --> 00:00:31.989
"You're supposed to be the party
00:00:32.999 --> 00:00:34.158
of the hard-working
white people,
00:00:34.002 --> 00:00:38.001
and if you are elevating
the rights of others,
00:00:38.012 --> 00:00:41.666
you're working
against my interests".
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Movie Summary
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...