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THE ALCOA HOUR: THE PRESIDENT

Directed by Robert Mulligan
United States, 1956
TV Series, Drama

Synopsis

Paul Westman, a candidate for president of the United States, is faced with an ethical tug-of-war over whether to offer a patronage job to a party boss in return for votes assuring the nomination. Westman grows more and more entangled in compromise.

Synopsis

Paul Westman, a candidate for president of the United States, is faced with an ethical tug-of-war over whether to offer a patronage job to a party boss in return for votes assuring the nomination. Westman grows more and more entangled in compromise.