Donald Trump: Master of the Medium And American Power: Part 5 — Reality Television and the Mass-Market Brand

Donald Trump: Master of the Medium And American Power: Part 5 — Reality Television and the Mass-Market Brand

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Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Four-Term Pivot (4 Hour Biography)

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Donald Trump: Master of the Medium And American Power: Part 4 — Restructuring and the Invention of Brand Licensing

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Theodore Roosevelt: The Boundless Spirit (4+ Hour Biography)

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Donald Trump: Master of the Medium And American Power: Part 3 — Atlantic City and the Debt-Fueled Expansion

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