- You have no idea of how
hard he hit American culture.
- The guy had it
all, rich, famous.
- Every chance he
prioritized money,
and where did it put him dead
and fat on the toilet at 42.
- [Man] He is a living
metaphor of the American Story.
- Work hard and you get ahead,
it's the great lie of all.
- [Man] This country
is so much more complex
than we thought.
- [Narrator] The King, part
of Independent Lens on PBS.
