  A documentary trilogy, produced for PBS, following the 18-month struggle in Congress over President Carter’s energy policy. A true political soap opera, the film focuses on the fight in the Senate over the natural gas bill, following the President, Secretary of Energy Schlesinger, Senators, Congressmen, aides and lobbyists - combatants on all sides of the issue. With James Schlesinger, Gary Hart, John Chafee, Ted Kennedy, Pete Domenici, James Abourekz, Albert Gore, Cokie Roberts, Howard Metzenbaum, Russell Long, Bennett Johnson. |
Part I Mark Up (90 min) covers the frantic lobbying through the first test vote on the Senate floor. Part II Filibuster (90 min) spans the historic eight-day filibuster and subsequent passage by the Senate of a bill diametrically opposed to the President’s.
Part III Final Vote (120 min) depicts the Herculean effort by the President, Secretary Schlesinger, and congressional allies, to wrest a natural gas compromise and steer it through a formidable coalition of Left and Right, and finally into law.
By D A Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus, and Pat Powell View Movie Clip
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