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Khrushchev's Cool Welcome in NY
Arriving in New York City in 1959, a hotbed of American capitalism, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev did not face a warm welcome.
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In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
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The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.
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The final months of WWII from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.
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Part of the award-winning "The Presidents" collection.
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Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
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A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
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Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
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Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.