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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

Season 37 Episode 1
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Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act

Season 37 Episode 2
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Mr. Polaroid

Mr. Polaroid

Season 37 Episode 3
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Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Clearing the Air: The War on Smog

Season 37 Episode 4
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Hard Hat Riot

Hard Hat Riot

Season 37 Episode 5
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Part 1 | Kissinger | American Experience

Part 1 | Kissinger | American Experience

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Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

Season 37 Episode 7
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Bombshell

Bombshell

Season 37 Episode 8
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How WWII Shaped Henry Kissinger's Identity

How WWII Shaped Henry Kissinger's Identity

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Why Did Kissinger Wage A Secret War On Cambodia?

Why Did Kissinger Wage A Secret War On Cambodia?

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The Gold Rush Preview

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall found gold near the fork of the American and Sacramento Rivers, and unleashed a massive migration from around the world to what had been a forgotten backwater. With head-spinning speed, these gold-seekers created one of the most extraordinary societies in history -- hard-driving, overwhelmingly male, often brutal.
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The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 2)
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Season 20 Episode 10
The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 2)
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The Presidents: George H.W. Bush (Part 1)
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Victory in the Pacific
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Season 17 Episode 10
Victory in the Pacific
The final months of WWII from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.
Seabiscuit
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Season 15 Episode 11
Seabiscuit
An over-worked horse and a broken-down jockey capture the nation's imagination.
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The Presidents: Jimmy Carter
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Season 10 Episode 11
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 2)
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
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Season 10 Episode 6
The Presidents: Reagan (Part 1)
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
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The Presidents: FDR (Part 2)
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The Presidents: FDR (Part 1)
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The Presidents: LBJ (Part 2)
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The Presidents: LBJ (Part 2)
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
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The Presidents: LBJ (Part 1)
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The Presidents: Nixon
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The Presidents: Nixon
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