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The Columbia Basin Project
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In the spring of 1952, work was finally underway on the Columbia Basin Project.
Cradling Wheat
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This 1940s video shows a Pennsylvania Dutch family working without modern machinery.
Candy Makers
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This 1940s footage shows Pennsylvania Dutch rolling and molding hard candy.
Train Ride through the Wild West
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A time-lapse video from the "Billy the Kid" production team.
Billy the Kid Ballad
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Mark Lee Gardner performs a ballad about Billy the Kid during his interview for the film.
Carter and Ending War: the Camp David Accords
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What would come Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement nearly ended in failure.
Truman on Ending a War: Atomic Bombs
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Truman understood the repercussions of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
Carter and the Economy: Curbing Inflation
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In response to high inflation rates, Carter cut the budgets of social programs.
Nixon and Age: The Kennedy Style
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The Nixon-Kennedy debates would forever change the way Americans chose their Presidents.
FDR on Lying: Creating a Reason to Go to War
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"I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said.
LBJ on Unity: Kennedy vs. Johnson
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Johnson was hesitant to take on the role of Vice President.
Nixon and Abusing Power: Nixon's Enemies List
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President Nixon kept an "enemies list" of those who criticized him.
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