Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story

IMDb 7.7 2008 • 86 min • Documentary

Director

Stefan Forbes

Country

GB

Plot Summary

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Top Cast

Tom DeLay
Tom DeLay
Michael Dukakis
Michael Dukakis
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson
Mary Matalin
Mary Matalin Self - Atwater Aide '88