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A Candidate’s Moment of Reckoning

Season 2025 Episode 2 | 4m 15s

In this hypothetical scenario, minutes before a rally, a candidate learns that a former staffer faked a viral video that’s fueling their campaign. Then the President calls, urging him to lean into the lie because voters love it. Will the candidate choose truth over strategy? Is honesty the path to becoming a hero? The next move might define history.

Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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