James Baker III
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Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. James Addison Baker, III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, politician and political advisor. Baker served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush. Baker also served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1985-1988 in the second Reagan administration, and Secretary of State in the George H. W. Bush administration. He is also the namesake of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston, Texas. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Houston, Texas
Birthday: April 28, 1930
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Gender: Male
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Countdown to Zero
Overview: Although the Cold War is behind us, the threat of nuclear disaster remains very real. Director Lucy Walker discusses the invention of the atomic bomb and brings the story into the present day, examining the possibility of nuclear calamity under the categories of "Madness," "Accident" and "Miscalculation." With narration by Gary Oldman, the film includes a hypothetical sequence of a nuclear explosion in New York City's Times Square, timed to coincide with the New Year's Eve countdown.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-25
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...So Goes the Nation
Overview: A look at the role of the Buckeye State in the 2004 Presidential Election.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-04
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Fahrenheit 9/11
Overview: Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-06-25
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Meeting Gorbachev
Overview: Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, sits down with filmmaker Werner Herzog to discuss his many achievements. Topics include the talks to reduce nuclear weapons, the reunification of Germany and the dissolution of his country.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-03
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When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World
Overview: A detailed reconstruction of the events from Nov. 9th to 11th, 1989, which led to the Berlin wall tumbling down, on a local, national and international level.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Desert Storm: The War Begins
Overview: An historic presentation by CNN documenting the lead up to and the beginning of the war in Iraq.
Genres: Documentary War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-06-15
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Reagan
Overview: In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century -- and one of the most controversial. A failed actor, Reagan became a passionate ideologue who preached a simple gospel of lower taxes, less government, and anti-communism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-23
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Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
Overview: This U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) video uses expert testimony and computer-animated reenactments to describe and discuss its detailed investigation into the March 23 2005 explosion of the ISOM (isomerization) unit at the BP (British Petroleum) refinery at Texas City, Texas. The explosion killed 15 workers, injured 180 others, and cost BP billions of dollars.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-21
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Stars and Strife
Overview: Examines how an epidemic of hatred has left America helpless in the face of crisis—and how a return to empathy can save us.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-04
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Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election
Overview: Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler examine modern America’s most controversial political contest: the 2000 election of George W. Bush. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate’s brother. This 2004 Campaign Edition features new commentary by Danny Glover and a new segment on the dangers of electronic voting machines.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-17
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