The White House Effect
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The White House Effect is a 2024 documentary film directed by Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, revolving around President George H. W. Bush's attempts at climate change.[1]
People featured in the film
Using exclusively[2][3] archival footage,[4] it investigates the role played by the administration enacting policies to reduce global warming[5] alongside the battle between environmentalist turned Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency William K. Reilly in odds with Bush Sr.'s chief of staff John H. Sununu.[6][7][8]
- Belinda Carlisle (whose song "Heaven is a Place on Earth" played at the beginning of the film)[9]
- Jimmy Carter
- Ronald Reagan
- Stephen Schneider
- The aforementioned William K. Reilly
- The aforementioned John H. Sununu
- Dan Rather
- Al Gore
- Dana Carvey
- Alex Trebek
- Tom Brokaw
- Ted Koppel
- Rush Limbaugh
- Peter Jennings
- Saddam Hussein
Accolades
One of four finalists of the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, The White House Effect, received $25,000.[10]
It was also nominated for the prestigious Peabody Award.[11]