Quagmire: Bush's Second Term's primary photo
  • The 2000s Quagmire: Bush's Second Term (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

The 2000s

Quagmire: Bush's Second Term (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary

This episode explores President Bush's desire to end insurgency in Iraq while seeking re-election. In his second term, he must respond to Hurricane Katrina, a burgeoning financial meltdown and his own plummeting poll numbers.
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Nathaniel Blume (score by)
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Updated Jul 22, 2018

Release date
Jul 22, 2018 (United States)

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88 cast members
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Elliot Ackerman
Self - USMC. Retired (as Lt. General Elliot Ackerman) Self - USMC. Retired (as Lt. General Elliot Ackerman)   See fewer
Hamid Al-Kafaiee
Self - Iraqi Governing Council (archive footage) Self - Iraqi Governing Council (archive footage)   See fewer
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
Self - Leader, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (archive footage) Self - Leader, Al-Qaeda in Iraq (archive footage)   See fewer
Thalia Assuras
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Jim Axelrod
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Bergen
Self - Author, 'The Longest War' Self - Author, 'The Longest War'   See fewer
Joe Biden
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Joe Biden) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Joe Biden)   See fewer
Todd Boyd
Self - Professor of Cinema & Media Studies, USC Self - Professor of Cinema & Media Studies, USC   See fewer
Paul Bremer
Self - CPA Administrator (archive footage) Self - CPA Administrator (archive footage)   See fewer
Aaron Brown
Self - CNN (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Campbell Brown
Self - CNN (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Brown
Self - FEMA Director (archive footage) Self - FEMA Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Pat Buchanan
Self - Political Commentator Self - Political Commentator   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (as President George W. Bush) Self (archive footage) (as President George W. Bush)   See fewer
Lynne Cheney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ned Colt
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Anderson Cooper
Self - CNN (archive footage) Self - CNN (archive footage)   See fewer
Katie Couric
Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Karen DeYoung
Self - Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post Self - Senior National Security Correspondent, The Washington Post   See fewer
Kimberly Dozier
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Richard Engel
Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Dexter Filkins
Self - Author, 'The Forever War' Self - Author, 'The Forever War'   See fewer
Charles Gibson
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe   See fewer
Richard Haass
Self - Former Advisor to Colin Powell / Author, 'War of Necessity' Self - Former Advisor to Colin Powell / Author, 'War of Necessity'   See fewer
Dan Harris
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Bruce Hoffman
Self - Former Iraq Study Group Advisor Self - Former Iraq Study Group Advisor   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
David Kay
Self - Former Chief Weapons Inspector Self - Former Chief Weapons Inspector   See fewer
Juliette Kayyem
Self - Former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Self - Former Homeland Security Assistant Secretary   See fewer
Ted Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Ted Kennedy) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Ted Kennedy)   See fewer
John Kerry
Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Sen. John Kerry, Lt. John Kerry) Self - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Sen. John Kerry, Lt. John Kerry)   See fewer
Jeffrey Kofman
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Ted Koppel
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Drew Levinson
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Douglas Lute
Self - Former Director of Operations, Centcom (as Maj. Gen. Douglas Lute) Self - Former Director of Operations, Centcom (as Maj. Gen. Douglas Lute)   See fewer
Sheila MacVicar
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
David Martin
Self - CBS News (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
John McCain
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. John McCain) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. John McCain)   See fewer
Jamie McIntyre
Self - CNN (archive sound) Self - CNN (archive sound)   See fewer
Jim Miklaszewski
Self - NBC News (archive sound) Self - NBC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Russ Mitchell
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Moran
Self - ABC News (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Myers
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Joe Nocera
Self - Author, 'All the Devils Are Here' Self - Author, 'All the Devils Are Here'   See fewer
Devin Nunes
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Devin Nunes) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Devin Nunes)   See fewer
Charles Osgood
Self - CBS Sunday Morning (archive footage) Self - CBS Sunday Morning (archive footage)   See fewer
Elizabeth Palmer
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive sound) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive sound)   See fewer
David Petraeus
Self - Former Commander, 101st Airborne Division / Former Commanding General, U.S. Army (as Maj. Gen. David Petraeus) Self - Former Commander, 101st Airborne Division / Former Commanding General, U.S. Army (as Maj. Gen. David Petraeus)   See fewer
Mark Phillips
Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive sound) Self - CBS News Correspondent (archive sound)   See fewer
Byron Pitts
Self - CBS News (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Poe
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Ted Poe) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Ted Poe)   See fewer
Colin Powell
Self - U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - U.S. Secretary of State (archive footage)   See fewer
Elaine Quijano
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Martha Raddatz
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Aneesh Raman
Self - CNN (archive sound) Self - CNN (archive sound)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS News / 60 Minutes II (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - CBS News / 60 Minutes II (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Cokie Roberts
Self - Political Commentator Self - Political Commentator   See fewer
John Roberts
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Roberts
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Karl Rove
Self - White House Senior Advisor (archive footage) Self - White House Senior Advisor (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Rumsfeld
Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - U.S. Secretary of Defense (archive footage)   See fewer
Paul Ryan
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Paul Ryan) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Paul Ryan)   See fewer
John Sattler
Self - 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (archive footage) (as Lt. General John Sattler) Self - 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (archive footage) (as Lt. General John Sattler)   See fewer
Bob Schieffer
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Jim Sciutto
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
John Seigenthaler
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Claire Shipman
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Smith
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Jamil Smith
Self - Senior Writer, Rolling Stone Self - Senior Writer, Rolling Stone   See fewer
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Self - Author, 'Too Big to Fail' Self - Author, 'Too Big to Fail'   See fewer
Ali Soufan
Self - Author, 'Anatomy of Terror' Self - Author, 'Anatomy of Terror'   See fewer
Betsy Stark
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Starr
Self - CNN Pentagon Correspondent (archive footage) Self - CNN Pentagon Correspondent (archive footage)   See fewer
George Stephanopoulos
Self - ABC News (archive sound) Self - ABC News (archive sound)   See fewer
Jake Tapper
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Evan Thomas
Self - Former Editor, Newsweek / Historian Self - Former Editor, Newsweek / Historian   See fewer
Nick Watt
Self - ABC News (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Brian Williams
Self - NBC News (archive sound) (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive sound) (archive footage)   See fewer
Yohuru Williams
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Woodruff
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
David Wright
Self - CBS News (archive sound) Self - CBS News (archive sound)   See fewer
Lawrence Wright
Self - Author, 'The Terror Years' Self - Author, 'The Terror Years'   See fewer
Ye
Self (archive footage) (as Kanye West) Self (archive footage) (as Kanye West)   See fewer
Julian Zelizer
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
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