FRONTLINE examines the behind-closed-doors battle, waged by Vice President Dick Cheney, over the power of the presidency and the rule of law.

Encore Broadcast, January 15, 2008

For three decades, Vice President Dick Cheney has waged a secretive, and often bitter battle, to expand the power of the presidency. Now, in a direct confrontation with Congress as the administration asserts executive privilege to head off investigations into domestic wiretapping and the firing of U.S. attorneys, FRONTLINE meticulously traces the behind-closed-doors battle within the administration over the power of the presidency and the rule of law.