The Road to the White House Season 1 Episode 1 The Birth of the Machine and a 1st run at the Whitehouse

This episode tells the stories of 2 men, Richard 'Boss' Croker and Al Smith. Croker was born in Ireland but moved with his family to America at the age of 2 where he grew into a tough teenager and gang member before being co-opted into Tamanny Hall and eventually controlling power there until his downfall in the opening years of the 20th Century.