Jerry Brown: The Disrupter – Watch the documentary now
Experience the political and personal journey of Jerry Brown, the longest serving governor in California history. First elected at 36 years old and again at 72, Brown has spent over five decades...
View ArticleThe moment Jerry Brown found politics
While studying for the bar exam at the Governor's Mansion, Jerry Brown overheard his father talking politics. "There was a vitality and intensity, maybe like watching an exciting movie," recalls Brown....
View ArticleJerry Brown’s second shot at governor
28 years after his first term, Jerry Brown runs for governor a second time and becomes the oldest sitting governor in California's history. "One of the things that made him so effective in his second...
View ArticleHow Watergate changed the political landscape
Post-Watergate and amidst Americans' growing skepticism of the government, journalist Todd Purdum floated the idea of Jerry Brown running for governor. The post How Watergate changed the political...
View ArticleThought Leaders: A series on innovative American thinkers
Thought Leaders is a collection of documentaries spotlighting key figures in American politics, law and music. Political discourse in the United States is shaped by audacious ideas of what a society...
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Why I am telling Jerry Brown’s story
Imagine being able to be the Governor of the state of California twice. For Jerry Brown, that’s exactly what happened. First as a 36-year-old. And then at 72. A natural disrupter, Jerry Brown...
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The story of the first openly gay judge in America
On September 15th, 1979, Stephen M. Lachs was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Los Angeles Superior Court by California Governor Jerry Brown. Bay Area Reporter, Volume 9, Number 17, 27 September 1979...
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Jerry Brown: A progressive in pinstripes
In November 1974, a young Jerry Brown stepped onto a stage in a three-piece pinstriped suit to deliver the most important speech of his career. He had just won California’s gubernatorial election, a...
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