Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Documentary
★ 7.7·2008·1h 26m
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who rei...
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Tom DeLay
Self
Michael Dukakis
Self
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Ishmael Reed
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Sam Donaldson
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Mary Matalin
Self - Atwater Aide '88
Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
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Lee Atwater
Self (archive footage)
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DIRECTOR
Stefan Forbes
OVERVIEW
Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.