Arlen Specter

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Arlen Specter

Born February 12, 1930 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died October 14, 2012 · aged 82

Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he was the longest-serving senator from Pennsylvania, having represented t…

Known For

JFK Revisited: Through the Looking GlassJFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass · 2021
JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass
7.02021
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Thirty years after the release of his film JFK (1991), filmmaker Oliver Stone reviews recently declassified evidence related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which took place in Dallas on November 22, 1963.
14 Women14 Women · 2007
14 Women
8.02007
MovieDocumentary
Documentary that explores the lives of 14 female U.S. senators and the uniquely feminine challenges they face, including the sometimes difficult balance between their roles as public servants and wives and mothers.
AnitaAnita · 2013
Anita
7.02013
MovieDocumentary
The story of young, brilliant African-American Anita Hill who accuses the Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of unwanted sexual advances during explosive Senate Hearings in 1991 and ignites a political firestorm about sexual harassment, race, power and politics that resonates today.
JFK: What The Doctors SawJFK: What The Doctors Saw · 2023
JFK: What The Doctors Saw
6.82023
MovieDocumentary
Unsettling medical details on the JFK assassination are disclosed by seven doctors who were in the ER during a futile effort to save his life in 1963.
Advise & DissentAdvise & Dissent · 2012
Advise & Dissent
2012
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Behind the lines in the Supreme Court confirmation wars... where justice and politics collide.
Biden's DecisionBiden's Decision · 2024
Biden's Decision
2024
MovieDocumentary
The inside story of Biden’s rise to the presidency, and the personal and political forces that shaped him and led to his dramatic decision to step aside.
The Daily ShowThe Daily Show · 1996
The Daily Show
6.41996
SeriesNewsComedy
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.
The Mike Douglas ShowThe Mike Douglas Show · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
5.81961
SeriesComedyTalk
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

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TodayToday · 1952
Today
5.61952
SeriesNewsTalk
Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and is the fifth-longest running American television series. Originally a two-hour program on weekdays, it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007. Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, when it was overtaken by ABC's Good Morning America. Today retook the Nielsen ratings lead the week of December 11, 1995, and held onto that position for 852 consecutive weeks until the week of April 9, 2012, when it was beaten by Good Morning America yet again. In 2002, Today was ranked #17 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest Television Shows of All Time.

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