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The White House Effect

The White House Effect

20245.71h 36m

Overview

Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

Directed by Jon Shenk
Produced by Josh Penn, Bonni Cohen, Noah Stahl
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Top Cast

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

W

William K. Reilly

Self

J

Jimmy Carter

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Al Gore

Al Gore

Self (archive footage)

Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein

Self (archive footage)

Rush Limbaugh

Rush Limbaugh

Self (archive footage)

B

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

global warmingarchive footagepolitical corruptionusa politicsclimate observatorypolitical scandalclimate engineeringthreatened ecosystemclimate actionclimate crisisclimate justicegroup climate

About The White House Effect

The White House Effect is a documentary film released in 2024 exploring themes of global warming, archive footage, political corruption, usa politics, climate observatory, political scandal. Directed by Jon Shenk, it stars George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, William K. Reilly. Exploring the dramatic origin story of the climate crisis and how a political battle in the George H.W. Bush administration changed the course of history.

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