The Secret Government. A Constitution in Crisis
Description
A special produced with Bill Moyers on the Constitutional crisis created by the growing power and independence of the Executive branch of government. The program received an Emmy Award for Outstanding Analysis of a Current story. Funded by PaineWebber and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Runtime
1 hr 27 min 52 sec
Subjects
Geography
Database
Films on Demand
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