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  • 2020-02-17T03:00:00Z on CNN
  • 43m
  • 4h 18m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
From executive producers Kevin Spacey and Dana Brunetti, CNN Original Series "Race for the White House" captures the drama of how a high-stakes presidential election can turn on a single issue and so much more.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

2020-02-17T03:00:00Z

2x01 Obama v. McCain

Season Premiere

2x01 Obama v. McCain

  • 2020-02-17T03:00:00Z43m

The 2008 race sees freshman Senator Barack Obama go up against “maverick” Republican Senator John McCain.

2020-02-24T03:00:00Z

2x02 Reagan v. Carter

2x02 Reagan v. Carter

  • 2020-02-24T03:00:00Z43m

The 1980 race sees President Jimmy Carter and Republican Ronald Reagan having to fight off fierce challenges from within, as both parties struggle to re-invent themselves and use the global media spotlight to their advantage.

2020-03-02T03:00:00Z

2x03 LBJ v. Goldwater

2x03 LBJ v. Goldwater

  • 2020-03-02T03:00:00Z43m

The 1964 race was held in a country still reeling from the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and pits incumbent Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson against conservative Republican Barry Goldwater.

The 1912 race is an election between four remarkable candidates - former Republican President Theodore Roosevelt, his anointed heir President William Howard Taft, scholarly and religious Democrat Woodrow Wilson, and Socialist Eugene Debs.

2020-03-16T02:00:00Z

2x05 Carter vs. Ford

2x05 Carter vs. Ford

  • 2020-03-16T02:00:00Z43m

The presidential election of 1976 pits the political establishment, personified by Republican President Gerald Ford, against the untainted idealism of Democrat Jimmy Carter, the relatively unknown governor of Georgia.

Season Finale

2020-03-23T02:00:00Z

2x06 Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

Season Finale

2x06 Eisenhower vs. Stevenson

  • 2020-03-23T02:00:00Z43m

Republican General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Democrat Adlai Stevenson both were persuaded to run for the White House, but as the gloves come off this becomes a fierce battle for hearts and minds.

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