Three decades ago, the world stood at the brink of solving global warming. The White House Effect uncovers the untold political drama that derailed that effort, using only archival footage to reveal how decisions inside the George H.W. Bush administration altered the planet’s future. This riveting chronicle traces the moment when hope for decisive climate action gave way to denial, delay, and a crisis that now defines our age.

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The White House Effect (2024)

1h 34m · 8/31/2024

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Three decades ago, the world stood at the brink of solving global warming. The White House Effect uncovers the untold political drama that derailed that effort, using only archival footage to reveal how decisions inside the George H.W. Bush administration altered the planet’s future. This riveting chronicle traces the moment when hope for decisive climate action gave way to denial, delay, and a crisis that now defines our age.

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George Bush

Self - 41st President of the United States
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William K. Reilly

Self - Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
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Jack Bennett

Self - Senior Vice President and Member of Exxon Corporation's Board of Directors
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Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Self - UN Secretary-General
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Tom Brokaw

Self - Journalist, NBC News
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D. Allan Bromley

Self - White House Science Advisor
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Jimmy Carter

Self - 39th President of the United States
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Dana Carvey

Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live
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Bill Clinton

Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate 1992
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Walter Cronkite

Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
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John T. Doolittle

Self - California Congressman
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Michael Dukakis

Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate 1988
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Clifton Garvin

Self - Exxon Chairman
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Charles Gibson

Self - Journalist, ABC News
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Al Gore

Self - Tennessee Senator
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James Hansen

Self - Climatologist, NASA
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Saddam Hussein

Self - Leader of Iraq
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Sherwood Idso

Self - Physicist
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J.K. Jamieson

Self - CEO of Exxon Corporation
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Kent Jeffreys

Self - Competitive Enterprise Institute
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Peter Jennings

Self - Host, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings
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James Kane

Self - Deputy Director for Energy Research in the Department of Energy
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Charles Keeling

Self - Climatologist
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Ted Koppel

Self - Host, Nightline
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Rush Limbaugh

Self - Radio Host
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Richard Lindzen

Self - Professor of Meteorology, MiT
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Robert MacNeil

Self - Host, MacNeil
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Alden Meyer

Self - Union of Concerned Scientists
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Patrick Michaels

Self - Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia
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Jan Mickelson

Self - WHO-RADIO; Des Moines
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Andrea Mitchell

Self - Journalist, NBC News
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Roger Mudd

Self - Journalist, CBS News
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Ed Nijpels

Self - Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (Netherlands)
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Michael Oppenheimer

Self - Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund
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Jane Pauley

Self - Host, Today
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Ned Potter

Self - Journalist, ABC News
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Dan Rather

Self - Journalist, CBS News
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Lawrence Rawl

Self - Chairman of Exxon
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Ronald Reagan

Self - 40th President of the United States
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Roger Revelle

Self - Climatologist
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Bob Schieffer

Self - Journalist, CBS News
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Stephen Schneider

Self - National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Frederick Singer

Self - Physicist
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Susan Spencer

Self - White House Correspondent, CBS News
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John Sununu

Self - White House Chief of Staff
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Steve Symms

Self - Idaho Senator
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Jerry Taylor

Self - Director of Natural Resource Studies, Cato Institute
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Tim Wirth

Self - Colorado Senator
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Rodrigo Cardoso

Self - U.S. Delegation at Rio Earth Summit
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Bonni Cohen

Director
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Pedro Kos

Director
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Jon Shenk

Director
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