The White House Effect is a 2024 documentary film directed by Pedro Kos, Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen, revolving around President George H.W. Bush's attempts at climate change. [1]
Using exclusively [2] [3] archival footage, [4] it investigates the role played by the administration enacting policies to reduce global warming [5] alongside the battle between environmentalist turned Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency William K. Reilly in odds with Bush Sr.'s chief of staff John H. Sununu. [6] [7] [8]
One of four finalists of the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film, The White House Effect, received $25,000. [9]