US Presidential Election 2008: US Presidents in the Movies

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US Presidential Election, 2008

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1. Electoral System and Polls
2. Election Blog
3. Helpful Links
4. Current Issues

4.1. Updated Electoral Map
4.2 US Foreign Policy
4.3 Health Care in the US
4.4 Issues Concerning Race in the US
4.5 US Defense Policy
4.6 Economic Policy
4.7 Science Policy
4.8 Environmental Policy

5. Media Coverage]]

5.1 US Newspapers
5.2 Newspaper Editorials
5.3 News Radio Stations
5.4 TV Stations
5.5 Podcasts
5.6 Ads
5.7 Fact Checking

6. Candidates for President and Vice-President

6.1 The Democratic Party
6.1.2 Democratic Party Candidates
6.1.2.3 Senator Barack Obama
6.1.2.4 Senator Joe Biden
6.2 The GOP
6.2.1 Republican Party Candidates
6.2.1.1 Senator John McCain
6.2.1.2 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin
6.3 Speeches
6.4 Debates and Parodies

7 Miscellaneous

7.1 Additional Political Videos
7.2 Political Satire
7.3 Movies about Elections

This semester you will have the opportunity to watch movies which deal with the office of the presidency or presidential elections.

Some of the movies are serious, some are comedies, and some are documentaries.

Here is the program as it stands now. (If you have any suggestions as to titles, please let me know.Gerrit 15:50, 21 May 2008 (CEST)) After the movie we will discuss and debate.

The films will be shown in A6 0-004 Thursdays from 20-22, beginning on April 24th.

Film Series: US Presidents and Elections in the Movies

A6 0-004 Thursdays 20-22

May 8, 20098 Wag the Dog (USA 1997)

May 15, 2008 Bob Roberts (USA 1992)

May 22, 2008 The Candidate (1974)

May 29, 2008 Head of State (2003)

June 5, 2008 Unprecedented: The 2000 presidential election : the battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America (2003)

June 12, 2008 Primary Colors (1998)

June 19, 2008 War Made Easy (2007)

June 26, 2008 American Dreamz (2006)

July 3, 2008 Man of the Year (2006)


Other movies:

Jay Roach (dir.), Recount. The Story of the 2000 Presidential Election (2008 Film)