In The Best Man, a dark horse candidate for the US presidency faces challenges and scandals including libel charges, sexual blackmail, and a terminal illness. As the election campaign unfolds, the candidate must navigate ruthless politics and play various sides against each other. With the help of an estranged wife, a US senator, and a secretary of state, the candidate tries to secure the presidential nomination through political intrigue and self-sacrifice.
A politician rises rapidly to fame and fortune and discovers that power corrupts and ultimately becomes the very type of politician he had set out to displace.
Four key incidents in the public life of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), seventh President of the United States.
Idealistic 15-year-old Owen gets the chance of a lifetime to be the youth spokesman for U.S. Senate Candidate Lawrence Connor, only to be exploited in a fierce campaign of TV and radio ads, posters, interviews, and speaking engagements in the cut throat media-image-is-all world of American politics.
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