S01E01 Fathers & Sons
George H.W. Bush volunteers to go to woar and do his duty. The returning hero is reunited with his sweetheart Barbara and they give birth to their first child, the future President George W. Bush....
The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
S01E04: First Family
The Bushes have finally made it to the White House but having a father as a president hits Neil Bush hard when scandals strike. George H.W. triumphs against Saddam but the Bush family suffer a bitter election defeat and the loss of their matriarch Dorothy.
Overview
Explore the Bush family’s internal dynamics: the influential matriarchs, sibling ambitions and unceasing competitive spirit which drove them to power. Through archival footage and interviews with historians, journalists, political figures and Bush family members, the series reveals a story of triumph, tragedy, heroism, faith, and an evolving conservatism.
Episodes
S01E02 The Price of Loyalty
Blinded by loyalty to his president and ignoring the advice of his family, George H.W. Bush is betrayed by Richard Nixon. His children start to follow in his footsteps, a young Jeb gets married to...
S01E03 A Family Triumph
George H.W. Bush becomes a loyal vice president to Ronald Regan but his wife Barbara falls out with jealous First Lady Nancy. George W. commits to a life of sobriety while becoming the father of...
S01E04 First Family
The Bushes have finally made it to the White House but having a father as a president hits Neil Bush hard when scandals strike. George H.W. triumphs against Saddam but the Bush family suffer a...
S01E05 Sibling Rivalry
George W. and Jeb Bush are two brothers determined to make it to the Governor’s mansion but only one will succeed. Laura Bush fears the consequences of having a second president in the family but...
S01E06 The End of a Dynasty?
President George W. Bush strives to secure the second term his father never won. But the war he started in Iraq will define his presidency and cast a long shadow on the Bush family.
Cast
Ed Harris
Narrator
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Bush
Self (archive footage)
Jeb Bush
Self (archive footage)
Laura Bush
Self (archive footage)
Dick Cheney
Self (archive footage)
Jenna Bush Hager
Self (archive footage)
Barbara Pierce Bush
Self (archive footage)
George P. Bush
Self (archive footage)
