In Bed with an Elephant
“A retrospective look at the relationship between Canada's prime ministers and America's presidents”
1987•1h 0m•7.0•Released
Documentary
This feature documentary provides a gripping retrospective of United States-Canada relationships through a study of successive presidents and prime ministers. Using archival film footage, it demonstrates that Canadian prime ministers, from John A. Macdonald down, all began their tenures by making overtures to their American counterparts. Attitudes and outcomes have varied widely. The almost comic antipathy between Kennedy and Diefenbaker, for instance, is as palpable here as is the folksy camaraderie of Reagan and Mulroney. Part four of Reckoning: The Political Economy of Canada series.
Director
Kent Martin
Writer
Kent Martin, James Laxer
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
James Laxer
Host
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Producer
Kent Martin
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