The Original October Surprise

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
  • 8 years ago
A new archival doc from the filmmaker of WHEN AIDS WAS FUNNY documenting the origin myth of The October Surprise when LBJ's re-election campaign went into crisis mode when a key aide was arrested for having a gay encounter in the bathroom of the YMCA.

Director: Scott Calonico
Producer: Scott Calonico & Mike Blizzard

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