Synopsis
For over one hundred and fifty years we had been lied to about America's ninth President, William Henry Harrison.
We were told that he was a proud General in the battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812; that his was a tragic presidency, the shortest in American history, only 30 days. We were told that on the thirtieth day of his Presidential term he died of pneumonia, the victim of fate's fickle nature.
But this story was designed to cover up the greatest conspiracy in the history of world: that William Henry Harrison never died on April 4, 1841, but faked his death and, from the shadows, rose to become the most powerful man in the world.
It wasn't until the debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Amanda Delacourt's breakthrough story that America came to know the truth.
The Triumph of William Henry Harrison chronicles Delacourt's story during the final few months before she released the exposé that rocked the foundations of America. From her now infamous run-ins with Harrison's Fraternity to the stunning betrayal that almost derailed everything, the film highlights the integrity and determination that exposed America's greatest secret.
In addition, the film tells Harrison's story as never before seen, interviewing such noted historians and political scientists as Jonathan Alter, Ross Baker and Jason Heilman. Through their testimony, archive documents from Delacourt's exposé itself, and re-enactments from the now-famous "Johnny Cyclone and the TCRs," The Triumph of William Henry Harrison aims to offer new insight into the life of most powerful President we almost never knew.