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Trailer | Citizen Hearst
Explore the life of William Randolph Hearst. The model for Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane, he controlled a vast media empire, wielded unprecedented power and influence, and forever transformed the media’s role in American life and politics.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.

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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.