FRONTLINE

News and Public Affairs Series / 31 Seasons

FRONTLINE explores and illuminates the critical issues of our times - from business and health to social issues, politics and war.

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1h 26m

The FRONTLINE Interview: Sohale Siddiqi

40m 36s

He met Obama at a New Year's Eve party in San Francisco, while Obama was attending Occidental College, and the two men later became roommates in New York. "I saw a transformation in the Barry I had met in Occidental," Siddiqi recalls about Obama's New York years. "He got very serious and less lighthearted, and our conversations were more about serious things."

The FRONTLINE Interview: Tagg Romney

31m 24s

Tagg Romney discusses what Mitt and Ann Romney are like as parents, as well as lessons his father learned running the Olympics, serving as a governor, and losing his bid for the White House in 2008.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Ann Romney

19m 49s

Born Ann Davies, she met Mitt Romney in high school and the couple married in 1969, three months after Mitt returned from being a missionary in France. She discusses how she helped convince Mitt to take over the 2002 Olympics, as well as to seek the presidency in both 2008 and 2012.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Ben Rhodes

30m 52s

As deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, Rhodes is one of Obama's top foreign policy advisers and was involved in the discussions that led to his decision to send U.S. troops into Pakistan to pursue Osama bin Laden.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Dane McBride

58m 3s

A Virginia physician, McBride has been friends with Mitt Romney for more than 40 years. The two met in 1966 while serving as missionaries in France, and he explains here how the 30-month mission for the Mormon Church forever changed his friend.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Charley Manning

58m 54s

Republican political consultant Charley Manning says it would have been a miracle if Mitt Romney, a political newbie, had beaten the well-entrenched Kennedy 18 years ago. But today Manning sees Romney as a seasoned candidate with skills and abilities that match the times.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Gerald Kellman

42m 36s

Gerald Kellman, who hired Obama to be a community organizer, says his work in Chicago was a "baptism by fire." Kellman also discusses an early setback for the young activist, and how his experiences in Chicago connect to his ensuing political career.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Eric Fehrnstrom

34m 17s

Eric Fehrnstrom has advised Romney as governor and through three campaigns: Romney's successful run for Massachusetts governor, his unsuccessful bid for president in 2008, and his 2012 presidential campaign. Known as tough campaigner, Fehrnstrom sees Romney's team as leaner, nimbler and more competitive in 2012.

The FRONTLINE Interview: Jonathan Gruber

33m 13s

A professor of economics at MIT, Gruber specializes in health care. He was involved in the development of Mitt Romney's Massachusetts health care plan -- aka "Romneycare" -- as well as the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare."

The FRONTLINE Interview: Rahm Emmanuel

31m 29s

He was Obama's chief of staff from 2009 to 2010 before he left the White House to run for Chicago mayor. Here, Emanuel discusses why the president ran into trouble in his attempts to create "a post-partisan environment and more productive Washington."

The FRONTLINE Interview: Cassandra Butts

1h

A close friend and former classmate at Harvard Law School, Butts served as deputy White House counsel in 2009. She discusses their long friendship and talks about how Obama's unusual background has informed his approach to politics and policy.

ABM Responds

3m 49s

In a video response to the FRONTLINE investigation, "Rape on the Night Shift," Miranda Tolar, vice president and deputy general counsel for the janitorial firm ABM, says that the company "is committed to fostering a professional and safe work environment for all employees."

How Can the NSA Get Onto Your computer?

1m 10s

Security expert Ashkan Soltani explains the NSA's QUANTUM program, which allows the agency to access computers through web browsers. FRONTLINE animates illustrations on top of the interview.

How Can the NSA Get Onto Your iPhone?

1m 7s

Security expert Ashkan Soltani explains the NSA's DROPOUT JEEP program, which allows the agency to remotely download data from iPhones, as well as turn on the devices microphone and camera. FRONTLINE animates illustrations on top of the interview.

Google and the Robot Defense

4m 3s

What’s the view from inside Google when it comes to your privacy? Consider the hypothetical scenario that Liz Figueroa, a former California state senator, was offered in a meeting with the company’s founders, Sergey Brin and Larry Page.

Room 641a

4m 3s

When an NSA agent showed up at AT&T headquarters, technician Mark Klein didn't think much of it. But later, he noticed a secret room — and uncovered an infrastructure suggesting that the government was copying all traffic going through AT&T's Internet backbone. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS.

The Smiley Face

2m 52s

When Google found out that the NSA was secretly tapping into their private data streams — and that NSA operatives had seemingly bragged about their accomplishment — they were furious. FRONTLINE's "United States of Secrets: Privacy Lost" premieres Tuesday, May 20 at 10 p.m. on PBS and at pbs.org/frontline.

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