The Choice (1988)

Frontline and Time magazine step back from the heat of the 1988 presidential campaign to examine, in-depth, the background, character, qualifications, and beliefs of the Republican and Democratic candidates, George Bush and Michael Dukakis. Correspondent Garry Wills assesses their lives and career through the people who know them best.

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George H. W. Bush

Self

Michael Dukakis

Self

Judy Woodruff

Self

Barney Frank

Self

Ronald Reagan

Self

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Garry Wills

Narrator

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