The White House Effect
2024, 94 min
Presented by: League of Conservation Voters and Climate Action NH
Join the League of Conservation Voters and Climate Action NH on Wednesday, March 12th at Red River Theater in Concord to view a new film, The White House Effect. This film does have a particular New Hampshire connection with the depiction of the undue influence of John Sununu on national and global climate inaction at a time that was an inflection point in environmental history, especially in hindsight!
Sign up here and join us as we experience this film together, followed by a panel discussion: https://www.mobilize.us/lcvnh/event/759021/
THE WHITE HOUSE EFFECT (2024) explores the gripping drama that unfolded inside the George H.W. Bush White House after scientists warned the country for the first time that global warming was real and underway. Bush, who in 1988 ran as an environmental candidate, finds himself caught in the middle when his chief of staff John Sununu locks horns with EPA chief Bill Reilly over how to respond to the public’s growing environmental concerns. Ideological conservatives and industry power brokers line up behind Sununu as the forward-minded Reilly looks increasingly isolated. Meanwhile Bush faces mounting pressure to make a decision that will change the course of history.
Using only archival materials, the film tells a harrowing political story about the consequences of presidential power and its impact on how we deal with the climate crisis today.
