The Hunting of the President

Name: The Hunting of the President
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-01-23
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Morgan Freeman, Jonathan Alter, Steve Barnes

2004
TV-14
1h 30m

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6.9/10

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Morgan Freeman, Bill Clinton, and Hillary Clinton in The Hunting of the President (2004)

Documentary

Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

942

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
This documentary film was made and first released about four years after its source book of the same "The Hunting of the President" name by Gene Lyons and Joe Conason had been first published in the year 2000.

Quotes
Robert Bennett: And I remember George Stephanopoulos coming into the Oval Office not once but two or three times and saying "Mr. President you have GOT to get into this meeting." It was surreal. I was taking the time of the President of the United States during an international emergency, talking with him about the Paula Jones case.

Connections
Referenced in The Hunting of the President: Bill Clinton's Premiere Speech at the Skirball Center (2004)

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Featured review

9/10

The Vasty Deep

Less a vindication of Clinton than an indictment of the press, this film provides a timely commentary on the excesses of journalistic zeal that almost brought down a presidency. I was especially moved by the women players, including Susan McDougal, aka Joan of the Ozarks, who was treated like a serial killer during her two years in prison, after she ran afoul of nasty-minded Ken Starr and his minions. I also like the brave and witty portrait of ex-Arkansas Governor Riley's wife Claudia. The facts presented here may seem all too familiar by now, but we can thank authors Joe Conason and Gene Lyons for unearthing a good number of them. Students of history will long debate the merits of the Clinton presidency, but the incompetence of the press is now an established fact.

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