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Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

2008★ 7.7 · 131h 26mDocumentary

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Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

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Mary Matalin
as Self - Atwater Aide '88

Sam Donaldson
as Self

Ishmael Reed
as Self

Michael Dukakis
as Self

Strom Thurmond
as Self (archive footage)

Lee Atwater
as Self (archive footage)

Tom DeLay
as Self

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Release date: 2008-09-26

Runtime: 1h 26m

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