LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy The Accidental President (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Drama

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LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy

The Accidental President (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Biography, Drama

After LBJ becomes the 36th president during a national tragedy, he immediately uses the office to pass the most significant civil rights legislation in nearly a century.

Director

Pat Kondelis (directed by)

Composers

Danny Bensi | Saunder Jurriaans | James Newberry | Jordi Nus | Trey Toy

Cinematographer

Matt Porwoll

Editor

Sean McQueeney

Casting Director

Kerry Barker

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Updated Feb 20, 2022

Release date

Feb 20, 2022 (United States)

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37 cast members

Name	Known for
Melody Barnes Self Self See fewer	How the Monuments Came Down (2021)
Joseph A. Califano Self Self See fewer	Cancer Wars (1997)
Douglass Cater Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	1960 Presidential Debates (1960)
Sid Davis Self Self See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
Jeremy Dean Robert F. Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy See fewer	Emancipation (2022)
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John Gilbert Green Sen. Richard Russel, GA 2022 Sen. Richard Russel, GA 2022 See fewer	Halfway Home (2020)
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Rose Kennedy Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
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Russell Long Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Huey Long (1985)
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Bill Moyers Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)
John O. Pastore Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	The Question of Television Violence (1972)
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb Self Self See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
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Sargent Shriver Self (archive sound) Self (archive sound) See fewer	Jack: The Last Kennedy Film (1993)
Larry Temple Self Self See fewer	LBJ: Triumph and Tragedy (2022)
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