Cinema of the United States War. Despite many celebrities and producers being left-leaning and tending to support the Democratic Party, this era produced many Republican actors and producers. Former actor Ronald Reagan became governor of California and subsequently became the 40th president of the United States. It continued with Arnold Schwarzenegger as California's governor in 2003. Today, donations from Hollywood help to fund federal politics. On February 20, 2007, for example, Democratic then-presidential candidate Barack Obama had a $2,300-a-plate Hollywood gala, being hosted by DreamWorks founders David Geffen, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Steven Spielberg at the Beverly Hilton. In 1912, American film companies were largely immersed
Maria Shriver her journalism career began with KYW-TV in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she co-anchored "The CBS Morning News" with Forrest Sawyer from August 1985 until August 1986, co-anchored NBC News's "Sunday Today" from 1987 until 1990. Shriver also served as Saturday anchor from 1989–1990 of "NBC Nightly News". She was a contributing anchor on "Dateline NBC" from 1992 until 2004. In August 2003, Shriver took an unpaid leave of absence from NBC News when her husband became a candidate in the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election. Following her husband's November 17, 2003, inauguration as the 38th Governor of California, she became the First