Inside Obama’s White House on RTÉ One August 2nd at 23.45
Series 1, Episode 4
Title: The Arc of History – Final in Series
The last instalment of this definitive account of Obama’s Presidency tells how Obama got re-elected for a second term and tried to tackle
America’s most intractable social problems – guns, immigration and race.
Episode four begins with President Obama’s decision to launch the special operation into Pakistan, to catch Osama Bin Laden. Former CIA
director Leon Panetta describes how Obama decides to go ahead despite odds no better than 50:50 and the strong misgivings of top
advisers.
As his re-election campaign gears up, Obama has to make a tough choice on contraception: whether to side with the Catholic bishops, or
Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and feminist activists.