‎Turmoil & Triumph: The George Shultz Years - Apple TV

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This three-hour documentary series on the life of former Secretary of State George Shultz presents viewers with a rare close-up look at this remarkable man who served his country at the highest level during an unforgettable time. Each of the three programs offers a never-before-seen look at the inner workings of the Reagan White House.

Documentary · 2010 · 56 min

Starring Frank Collison , Rich Little , David De Vries

Director David De Vries

EPISODE 1

A Call to Service

Episode one introduces George Shultz through the details of his early life; his service as a U.S. Marine; his academic career as a free-market economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; as Dean of the Business School at the University of Chicago; and his early cabinet posts as Secretary of Labor and Treasury under President Nixon.

56 min · Mar 31, 2016
EPISODE 2

To Start the World Again

White House cabinet members continue to vie for the president's attention, putting forth competing tactics to achieve the administration's goals. Reagan is taken with the Contras, a group of rebels fighting the Communist government in Nicaragua. While Congress has ruled out the use of Defense Department or CIA funds to help the rebels, some advisers keep bringing the issue to Reagan's attention.

56 min · Mar 31, 2016
EPISODE 3

Swords into Plowshares

As the Iran-Contra scandal grows, a summit meeting continues in Iceland as Reagan and Gorbachev meet each other face-to-face for a second time to determine the future of a nuclear world. Tempers flare as Shultz realizes that Reagan will not give up the "Star Wars" Space Defense Initiative even if Gorbachev agrees to destroy all Soviet nuclear weapons.

56 min · Mar 31, 2016

Frank Collison

Mikhail Gorbachev
Rich Little

Ronald Reagan
David De Vries

Narrator
David De Vries

Director
Bob Chitester

Producer
Thomas Skinner

Producer
David De Vries

Writer