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Who reminds you of Donald Trump more? John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon? Keep that thought to yourself for a second as I remind you that JFK and Nixon ran against each other in 1960. A member of a popular two-term administration ran against a phenom running without permission. The race saw a revolutionary use of new media. The side that lost tells anyone who will listen that nefarious outside help tipped the election. This is the story of 1960 and if we'd known more about it we'd have been less surprised when the events replayed themselves in 2016. John F. Kennedy only won one race for the White House and his slogan for that race was

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The Man Who Got Everything He Wanted from 2020-10-19T04:50:44

Lyndon Baines Johnson is now the president of the United States. How far will he go to keep it that way.

Thanks to tapes LBJ made of his own phone conversations we get a view into history...

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0203 - The Man Who Got Everything He Wanted from 2020-10-19T00:00

Lyndon Baines Johnson is now the president of the United States. How far will he go to keep it that way.

Thanks to tapes LBJ made of his own phone conversations we get a ...

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The True Believers from 2020-10-11T20:18:03

Barry Goldwater and Bernie Sanders are exact opposites. One is the father of Conservatism and the other heralds the modern rise of Democratic Socialism.

Yet beyond their visions for the c...

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0202 - The True Believers from 2020-10-11T16:00

Barry Goldwater and Bernie Sanders are exact opposites. One is the father of Conservatism and the other heralds the modern rise of Democratic Socialism.

Yet beyond their ...

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Kennedy ‘64 from 2020-10-04T20:55:26

John F. Kennedy is preparing to run for re-election amongst heightened racial tensions and the defection of support from Southern Democrats. He and his brain trust decide to begin the Kennedy ‘64 c...

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0201 - Kennedy ‘64 from 2020-10-04T16:00

John F. Kennedy is preparing to run for re-election amongst heightened racial tensions and the defection of support from Southern Democrats. He and his brain trust decide to begin the K...

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Raise The Dead: Johnson vs. Goldwater Trailer from 2020-09-24T01:09:54

The new season of Raise The Dead arrives October 4th, 2020

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Johnson vs. Goldwater Trailer from 2020-09-23T21:00

The new season of Raise The Dead arrives October 4th, 2020

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Mailbag from 2020-01-14T04:17:27

All of your lingering questions are answered. Was the series intentionally biased toward Nixon? What connections between Dick and Hillary didn’t make the cut? How did the narrative come together? Listen

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0107 - Mailbag from 2020-01-13T23:00

All of your lingering questions are answered. Was the series intentionally biased toward Nixon? What connections between Dick and Hillary didn’t make the cut? How did the narrative come...

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Episode 6 - It Was Invisible As Always from 2020-01-07T18:29:01

Election day arrives in 1960 and 2016.

In 1960, Richard Nixon is about to begin his journey as humiliated laughing stock to redemption. In 2016, Hillary Clinton hopes she’s at the end of ...

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0106 - It Was Invisible As Always from 2020-01-07T13:00

Election day arrives in 1960 and 2016.

In 1960, Richard Nixon is about to begin his journey as humiliated laughing stock to redemption. In 2016, Hillary Clinton hopes she...

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Episode 5 - Campaigns Aren’t Won from 2019-12-31T15:09:16

The grueling road to the White House leaves tolls emotional, mental and physical on Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

The misunderstood 1960 televised debates, the role of LBJ in settlin...

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0105 - Campaigns Aren’t Won from 2019-12-31T10:00

The grueling road to the White House leaves tolls emotional, mental and physical on Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy.

The misunderstood 1960 televised debates, the role...

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Episode 4 - Knife Fight In Tuxedos from 2019-12-23T19:29:56

It’s the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Can the Kennedys pull of the impossible and upset the entire party power structure? What about two-time nominee Adlai Stevenson who just arrived ...

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0104 - Knife Fight In Tuxedos from 2019-12-23T14:00

It’s the 1960 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles. Can the Kennedys pull of the impossible and upset the entire party power structure? What about two-time nominee Adlai Stevenson who j...

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Episode 3 - Pray Change Doesn’t Come Too Soon from 2019-12-17T09:00

Richard Nixon is about to make the Republicans the party of civil rights and it could cost him his career.

The origin story of the most notorious American politician in modern history eve...

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0103 - Pray Change Doesn’t Come Too Soon from 2019-12-17T04:00

Richard Nixon is about to make the Republicans the party of civil rights and it could cost him his career.

The origin story of the most notorious American politician in m...

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Episode 2 - You Have To Win First from 2019-12-10T06:22:06

The Kennedys have a plan, but you have to win first.

They will run in the primaries, thought to be a death trap for serious candidates who normally wait for the convention. They face Huber...

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0102 - You Have To Win First from 2019-12-10T01:00

The Kennedys have a plan, but you have to win first.

They will run in the primaries, thought to be a death trap for serious candidates who normally wait for the conventio...

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Episode 1 - Unlike Any Other from 2019-12-03T10:00

Who did Donald Trump model his 2016 campaign after? Richard Nixon or John F. Kennedy?

As we tell the story of the 1960 election, the answer might surprise you.

The story starts a ...

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0101 - Unlike Any Other from 2019-12-03T05:00

Who did Donald Trump model his 2016 campaign after? Richard Nixon or John F. Kennedy?

As we tell the story of the 1960 election, the answer might surprise you.

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Trailer from 2019-11-30T20:02:53

Who reminds you of Donald Trump more? John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon?

Keep that thought to yourself for a second as I remind you that JFK and Nixon ran against each other in 1960. A memb...

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Nixon vs. Kennedy Trailer from 2019-11-30T15:00

Who reminds you of Donald Trump more? John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon?

Keep that thought to yourself for a second as I remind you that JFK and Nixon ran against each oth...

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