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  • The Reagans Part 2 - The Right Turn (Season 1, Episode 2)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Reagans

Part 2 - The Right Turn (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A closer look at Reagan's record on race - and a re-examination of his history as a law-and-order candidate who effectively used racialist codes as a strategy to win elections. Nancy starts to come into her own as a political force.
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Director
Cinematographers
Axel Baumann (co-cinematographer) | Jed Klemow
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 22, 2020

Release date
Nov 22, 2020 (United States)

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43 cast members
Name Known for
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Nancy Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ian Haney López
Self - Professor of Public Law Self - Professor of Public Law   See fewer
Maya Wiley
Self - Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer Self - Civil Rights Activist and Lawyer   See fewer
Jason Johnson
Self - Political Scientist Self - Political Scientist   See fewer
Ron Reagan
Self - Son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (as Ron Reagan Jr.) Self - Son of Ronald and Nancy Reagan (as Ron Reagan Jr.)   See fewer
Stu Spencer
Self - Reagan's Chief Political Strategist Self - Reagan's Chief Political Strategist   See fewer
Robert Scheer
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Jonathan Alter
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Derek Shearer
Self - Former Ambassador to Finland (archive footage) Self - Former Ambassador to Finland (archive footage)   See fewer
Kitty Kelley
Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer Self - Nancy Reagan Biographer   See fewer
Grover Norquist
Self - Founder, Americans for Tax Reform Self - Founder, Americans for Tax Reform   See fewer
Lou Cannon
Self - Ronald Reagan Biographer Self - Ronald Reagan Biographer   See fewer
James A. Baker
Self - Ford '76 Campaign Manager Self - Ford '76 Campaign Manager   See fewer
Ed Rollins
Self - Reagan Campaign Director Self - Reagan Campaign Director   See fewer
The Beatles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
David Brinkley
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Brokaw
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Edmund G. Brown
Self - Governor of California 1959 - 1967 (archive footage) Self - Governor of California 1959 - 1967 (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Carter
Self - 39th president of the United States (archive footage) Self - 39th president of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
John Chancellor
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
James Chaney
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - Newscaaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Bette Ford
Self - First Lady (archive footage) Self - First Lady (archive footage)   See fewer
Gerald Ford
Self - 38th president of the United States (archive footage) Self - 38th president of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Barry Goldwater
Self - Republican Presidential Candidate - 1964 (archive footage) Self - Republican Presidential Candidate - 1964 (archive footage)   See fewer
Andrew Goodman
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Jesse Jackson
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
T.E. Kennerly Sr.
Self - Candidate for Governor of Texas (archive footage) Self - Candidate for Governor of Texas (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Trent Lott
Self - Senator Lott (archive footage) Self - Senator Lott (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Moyers
Self - Journalist (archive footage) Self - Journalist (archive footage)   See fewer
Roger Mudd
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 37th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Stanley Plog
Self - Behavioral Science Corp. (archive footage) (as Dr. Stanley Plog) Self - Behavioral Science Corp. (archive footage) (as Dr. Stanley Plog)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Schwerner
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Eric Sevareid
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Lawrence E. Spivak
Self - Meet the ress Moderator (archive footage) Self - Meet the ress Moderator (archive footage)   See fewer
Linda Taylor
Self - 'Welfare Queen' (archive footage) Self - 'Welfare Queen' (archive footage)   See fewer
George Wallace
Self - Governor of Alabama (archive footage) Self - Governor of Alabama (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - Newscaster (archive footage) Self - Newscaster (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert W. Welch Jr.
Self - John Birch Society Founder (archive footage) (as Robert Welch) Self - John Birch Society Founder (archive footage) (as Robert Welch)   See fewer
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