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The Energy War

  • TV Series
  • 1979–
  • 5h
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Explores the long process by which the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was crafted and signed into law under the presidency of Jimmy Carter.Explores the long process by which the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was crafted and signed into law under the presidency of Jimmy Carter.Explores the long process by which the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (NGPA) was crafted and signed into law under the presidency of Jimmy Carter.

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    • Jimmy Carter
    • Ted Kennedy
    • Pierre Trudeau
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      • Jimmy Carter
      • Ted Kennedy
      • Pierre Trudeau
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    Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    • Self - President of the USA
    Ted Kennedy
    Ted Kennedy
    • Self - US Senator
    Pierre Trudeau
    Pierre Trudeau
    • Self - Canadian Prime Minister
    Gary Hart
    Gary Hart
    • Self - US Senator
    Howard Metzenbaum
    Howard Metzenbaum
    • Self - US Senator
    Lloyd Bentsen
    Lloyd Bentsen
    • Self - US Senator
    Pete Domenici
    • Self - US Senator
    Russell Long
    • Self - US Senator
    Floyd Haskell
    • Self - US Senator
    Henry M. Jackson
    • Self - US Senator
    Mike Gravel
    • Self - US Senator
    John Chafee
    John Chafee
    • Self - US Senator
    Grace Olivarez
    • Self - Director, Community Services Administration
    James Schlesinger
    James Schlesinger
    • Self - US Secretary of Energy
    Dennis DeConcini
    • Self - US Senator
    James Abourezk
    • Self - US Senator
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    • Alternate versions
      In 2021 Pennebaker Hegedus Films released a restored version, which credits the additional personnel: Producers: Natalie Seaver (producer) Edith Van Slyck (executive producer) Lyn Lear (executive producer) Restoration: Chris Hegedus (restoration supervisor) Frazer Pennebaker (restoration supervisor) Nate Pennebaker (restoration supervisor) Ian Bostick (restoration artist) Maurice Schechter (audio digitization) Matt Gundy (audio remaster) David Gauff (online editor & colorist) John Rizzo (4K scanning) Special Thanks: Thom Powers Mark Lipson

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      • 1979 (United States)
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