The Presidents' Gatekeepers

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

Documentary 2013

Available on Sling TV

Only one person knows everything that's going on inside the White House, and it's not the President. This special series includes interviews with all 19 living Chiefs of Staff who offer behind-the-scenes stories of the toughest job in politics.

Documentary 2013

TV-14

Starring Kevin Bacon

EPISODE 1

The World's Toughest Job

Chiefs of staff from LBJ's Marvin Watson to Obama's Rahm Emanuel show why it is the toughest job in Washington. From 9/11 to sending soldiers into war, the chief is often the only other person in the room.

1 hr 25 min · Sep 12, 2013 TV-14
EPISODE 2

A Powerful Fraternity

The chiefs of staff must be ready for anything: from containing scandals to managing first ladies to weighing the risks of trying to kill Osama Bin Laden.

1 hr 25 min · Sep 13, 2013 TV-14

Kevin Bacon

Narrator
Gédéon Naudet

Director
Jules Naudet

Director
Chris Whipple

Writer
Stephen Stept

Writer

About

The Presidents' Gatekeepers

DOCUMENTARY

Only one person knows everything that's going on inside the White House, and it's not the President. This special series includes interviews with all 19 living Chiefs of Staff who offer behind-the-scenes stories of the toughest job in politics.

Information

Studio: Discovery
Released: 2013
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.