The Making of the President Season 1 « Series from 1969

Three landmark documentaries trace the path to presidential power, from preprimary jockeying to backroom deals, convention-floor drama, campaign strategy, and the final vote tally.

Spanning the tumultuous 1960s, they spotlight three historic races: Kennedy-Nixon, Johnson-Goldwater, and Humphrey-Nixon-Wallace. Based on Theodore H. White's Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller with behind-the-scenes footage.