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American Masters: Moynihan • WXXI-TV

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A Black and white picture of a white man with dark short hair, wearing a dark suite and tie, and a white button down shirt.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan was the quintessential American poet-politician.

American Masters: Moynihan premieres Friday, March 29 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV.

He alone infused public policy with a language, literature, and lyricism that no American public figure in the latter half of the twentieth century could match. American Masters takes a personal look at a public man who was not only an intellectual but also an aesthete who was deeply committed to making an inimitable impact on the world. 

With unprecedented access to the Moynihan archives made available by his family, the film will capture and define a character whose life embodied a quintessential American story. The range of Moynihan’s interests was extraordinary: architecture, urban planning, public works, transportation safety, international diplomacy, government secrecy and above all, an unyielding commitment to creating systemic change for the American underclass. Directed by Joe Dorman.

Caption: Daniel Patrick Moynihan • Credit: WNET/American Masters

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