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The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2)

Season 10 Episode 11

The second part of Ronald Reagan, who left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century — and one of the most controversial.

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The Eugenics Crusade
1:53:12
The Eugenics Crusade tells the story of the campaign to breed a “better” American race,
The Gilded Age
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The Gilded Age: Full Film
The Perfect Crime
52:03
After attempting to commit the perfect crime, would two boys get the death penalty?
My Lai
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The 1968 My Lai massacre and its subsequent cover-up.
The Polio Crusade
52:01
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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1:49:38
The man behind the atomic bomb is put on trial for suspected communist ties in 1954.
George H.W. Bush, Part 2
1:20:59
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
George H.W. Bush, Part 1
1:51:19
Part of the award-winning The Presidents collection.
Victory in the Pacific
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The final months of WWII from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.
Seabiscuit
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An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.
The Presidents
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1:52:37
Part of the award-winning "The Presidents" collection.
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 1)
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A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
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