Sierra Pettengill

Director, "The Reagan Show"

Guest

Director and filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.

Sierra Pettengill on KCRW

Ronald Reagan’s image was so carefully crafted for an eager American public that his administration had a film crew follow him around every day. They called it White House Television.

How Ronald Reagan's presidency used TV

Ronald Reagan’s image was so carefully crafted for an eager American public that his administration had a film crew follow him around every day. They called it White House Television.

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