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John Kerry

John Kerry

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Biography

An American politician and diplomat, currently serving as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. He previously served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017. An attorney and former naval officer, Kerry first drew public attention as a decorated Vietnam veteran turned anti-war activist. He went on to serve as a prosecutor and as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, before serving as United States Senator from Massachusetts from 1985 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in the 2004 election, which he lost to incumbent President George W. Bush.

Known For

This Divided State

This Divided State

2005

To Be a Man

To Be a Man

Winter Soldier

Winter Soldier

1972

...So Goes the Nation

...So Goes the Nation

2006

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

2004

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

Meet the Donors: Does Money Talk?

2016

Winning New Hampshire

Winning New Hampshire

2004

Al Franken: God Spoke

Al Franken: God Spoke

2006

The Occupation of the American Mind

The Occupation of the American Mind

2016

Year One: A Political Odyssey

Year One: A Political Odyssey

2022

Music For Minorities

Music For Minorities

2005

America’s Diplomats

America’s Diplomats

2016

Commercial Entertainment Product

Commercial Entertainment Product

1992

Before the Flood

Before the Flood

2016

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

2021

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

2008

The 44th President: In His Own Words

The 44th President: In His Own Words

2017

Diary of a Political Tourist

Diary of a Political Tourist

2004

The Final Year

The Final Year

2018

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

2004

Our Nixon

Our Nixon

2013

Climate Refugees

Climate Refugees

2010

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words

2014

The Diplomat

The Diplomat

2015

Above Majestic

Above Majestic

2018

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power

2017

Terms and Conditions May Apply

Terms and Conditions May Apply

2013

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: A New World

2016

Truth

Truth

2015

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

Pope Francis: A Man of His Word

2018

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

John McCain: For Whom the Bell Tolls

2018

The Words That Built America

The Words That Built America

2017

A Stitch for Time

A Stitch for Time

1987

Inside the Bubble

Inside the Bubble

2005

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

2024

Last Party 2000

Last Party 2000

2001

Run Granny Run

Run Granny Run

2007

Revealing Ukraine

Revealing Ukraine

2019

Celsius 41.11

Celsius 41.11

2004

Hype: The Obama Effect

Hype: The Obama Effect

2008

We Are Many

We Are Many

2014

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

Today

Today

1952

This Week

This Week

1981

Anderson Cooper 360°

Anderson Cooper 360°

2003

Face The Nation

Face The Nation

1954

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

1968

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Inside with Jen Psaki

Inside with Jen Psaki

2023

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

The Power of Nightmares

The Power of Nightmares

2004

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

2021

The View

The View

1997

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022

China: The Enemy Within

China: The Enemy Within

2022

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Axios

Axios

2018

Cheers

Cheers

1982

The Seventies

The Seventies

2015

The Problem with Jon Stewart

The Problem with Jon Stewart

2021

Tanner on Tanner

Tanner on Tanner

2004