For the most part the film chooses to show politicians in transitional or unofficial moments rather than on stage of the official event program.
On the convention floor the crew interviews Cassie Mackin, Tom Pettit, and Douglas Kiker from NBC, Herb Kaplow from ABC, and Mike Wallace and Roger Mudd from CBS.
There is also a longer interview with CBS anchor Walter Cronkite in an editing room in which he defends his decision, which Reagan had criticized, to not stand for the national anthem due to his journalistic duties.
The atmosphere outside the hotel is much different than within: the national guard is present, tear gas is used, and the film shows a congressman having trouble getting into the Convention Center due to the heightened security.
A positive New York Times review of The World's Largest TV Studio encouraged TVTV to continue the project and cover the Republican convention as well.
[7] The production crew was composed of Wendy Appel, Skip Blumberg, Nancy Cain, Steve Christiansen, Michael Couzens, Bart Friedman, Chuck Kennedy, Chip Lord, Anda Korsts, Maureen Orth, Hudson Marquez, Martha Miller, T.L.
Morey, Allen Rucker, Ira Schneider, Michael Shamberg, Jodi Sibert, Tom Weinberg, and Megan Williams.
[8] Throughout September and October 1972, Four More Years was broadcast by Group W, New York's WOR-TV, San Francisco's KQED, as well as stations in Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
[2] One critic lauded TVTV's ability to produce a successful and compelling portrait "for the money CBS spent on coffee.
[9] Additionally, the use of the Portapak, a much smaller device than typical news cameras, likely helped the crew film inconspicuously.