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Reagan on Policing the World: Aiding Freedom Fighters
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In 1981, Reagan aided the Polish workers movement.
HW Bush and Age: Grandpa Bush
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In 1992, President HW Bush seemed increasingly out of touch.
Truman on Military Service: Captain Harry
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Truman's leadership during WWII made his men look at him in a new light.
Truman on Military Service: Mr. U.S.A.
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Truman stepped on the world stage with two of the century's greatest figures.
Chapter 1 | Clinton, Part 2
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Watch a preview of Part two of Clinton.
"Curing" Homosexuality
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Dangerous "treatments" for eliminating homosexual urges were common in the 1950s and 60s.
Bush on Unity: Ideological Housecleaning
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HW Bush fired most of Reagan's appointees to distance himself from his predecessor.
Nixon and Crisis: Nixon's Gamble
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In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.
Carter on the Enemy: Inflation
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Carter attempted to stop runaway inflation with a White House press conference in 1978.
Reagan and Lying: Arms for Hostages
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In November 1986 Reagan admitted that arms had been shipped to Iran.
Bush on the Economy: a Sluggish Economy
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In the early 1990s, George H.W. Bush was faced with growing economic insecurity.
Nixon and Abusing Power: The "Saturday Night Massacre"
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Nixon fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in "The Saturday Night Massacre."
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