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The American President
UNITED STATES · 1995

The American President

Rob Reiner
political romance presidential power dynamics Washington lobbyists public scrutiny of leaders widowed protagonist
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Synopsis

Widowed U.S. president Andrew Shepherd, one of the world's most powerful men, can have anything he wants -- and what he covets most is Sydney Ellen Wade, a Washington lobbyist. But Shepherd's attempts at courting her spark wild rumors and decimate his approval ratings.

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