The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power (2019)

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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

Explore the Bush family’s internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.

2019

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The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power: Season 1 - 6 Episode s

1x1 - Fathers & Sons
March 3, 2019
George H.W. Bush volunteers to go to woar and do his duty. The returning hero is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara and they give birth to their first child, the future President George W. Bush. Tragedy strikes when they lose their daughter Robin. Prescott Bush heads for the Senate while George H.W. begins his political journey from Texas to Washington.
1x2 - The Price of Loyalty
March 3, 2019
Blinded by loyalty to his president and ignoring the advice of his family, George H.W. Bush is betrayed by Richard Nixon. His children start to follow in his footsteps, a young Jeb gets married to Columba while George W. falls in love with Laura. The Bushes rally behind George H.W. as he makes a bid for the White House.
1x3 - A Family Triumph
March 10, 2019
George H.W. Bush becomes a loyal vice president to Ronald Regan but his wife Barbara falls out with jealous First Lady Nancy. George W. commits to a life of sobriety while becoming the father of twin daughters. With a newfound purpose, he helps propel his father to become the 41st President of the United States.
1x4 - First Family
March 17, 2019
The Bushes have finally made it to the White House but having a father as a president hits Neil Bush hard when scandals strike. George H.W. triumphs against Saddam but the Bush family suffer a bitter election defeat and the loss of their matriarch Dorothy.
1x5 - Sibling Rivalry
March 24, 2019
George W. and Jeb Bush are two brothers determined to make it to the Governor’s mansion but only one will succeed. Laura Bush fears the consequences of having a second president in the family but she can’t stop her husband becoming “43” who soon faces his greatest ever test as America comes under attack.
1x6 - The End of a Dynasty?
March 31, 2019
President George W. Bush strives to secure the second term his father never won. But the war he started in Iraq will define his presidency and cast a long shadow on the Bush family.

The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power: 1 Season

S1: Miniseries
6 Episode s

Actors in The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

Ed Harris
Narrator
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage), Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage), Himself (archive footage)
Barbara Bush
Herself (archive footage), Self (archive footage)
Jeb Bush
Self (archive footage), Himself (archive footage)

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1x1 - Fathers & Sons

1x2 - The Price of Loyalty

1x3 - A Family Triumph

1x4 - First Family

1x5 - Sibling Rivalry

1x6 - The End of a Dynasty?

S1: Miniseries

Ed Harris

George H. W. Bush

George W. Bush

Barbara Bush

Jeb Bush

The World Wars

The World Wars

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States

Prohibition

Prohibition

Race for the White House

Race for the White House

The Reagans

The Reagans

First Ladies

First Ladies

Trump Takes On the World

Trump Takes On the World

Tanner '88

Tanner '88

The American Presidency with Bill Clinton

The American Presidency with Bill Clinton

Backstairs at the White House

Backstairs at the White House