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

Miniseries 2019

  • 2019-03-04T02:00:00Z on CNN
  • 43m
  • 4h 18m (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
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.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2019-03-04T02:00:00Z

1x01 Fathers & Sons

Series Premiere

1x01 Fathers & Sons

  • 2019-03-04T02:00:00Z43m

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.

2019-03-04T02:00:00Z

1x02 The Price of Loyalty

1x02 The Price of Loyalty

  • 2019-03-04T02:00:00Z43m

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.

2019-03-11T01:00:00Z

1x03 A Family Triumph

1x03 A Family Triumph

  • 2019-03-11T01:00:00Z43m

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.

2019-03-18T01:00:00Z

1x04 First Family

1x04 First Family

  • 2019-03-18T01:00:00Z43m

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.

2019-03-25T01:00:00Z

1x05 Sibling Rivalry

1x05 Sibling Rivalry

  • 2019-03-25T01:00:00Z43m

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.

Season Finale

2019-04-01T01:00:00Z

1x06 The End of a Dynasty?

Season Finale

1x06 The End of a Dynasty?

  • 2019-04-01T01:00:00Z43m

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.

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