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Jerry Brown's second shot at governor

Jerry Brown runs for governor a second time and becomes the oldest sitting governor in CA.

Aired 09/15/2023

American Masters

Jerry Brown's second shot at governor

Clip: 9/15/2023 | 2m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

Jerry Brown runs for governor a second time and becomes the oldest sitting governor in CA.

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 tour as governor was that he remained what he'd always been, the un-politician's politician," said journalist and author Todd Purdum.

Aired 09/15/2023

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