When the 44th president was first elected, says Michael Kirk, the documentary’s director, writer and producer, “Obama had the bull by the horns. “Obama,” Kirk says, “had a big, wonderful warm idea of transformation and unification, but it wasn’t realistic, with the collapse of the economy. But there were other reasons, too, as the smart reporting for Divided States demonstrates. Scenes From 'Divided States of America'Often, they offer juicy, fly-on-the-wall recollections of what went down behind the scenes. Four days after the inauguration, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, Kirk will release his next PBS FRONTLINE documentary, Trump’s Road to the White House.

Source: Forbes January 13, 2017 17:58 UTC