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LBJ

Revisit the president whose plans for a Great Society were undercut by the quagmire of Vietnam.

  • Original9/30/1991
  • AMEX401 & 402
Reagan

Recall the life of the president who saw himself as the defender of the “shining city on a hill.”

  • Original2/23/1998
  • AMEX1006 and 1007
The Riot Report Revisit 1967, when inner cities across America erupted in violence. LBJ appointed the Kerner Commission to investigate and the Commission’s final report would offer a shockingly unvarnished assessment of race relations that still resonates today.
  • Original5/21/2024
  • AMEX3605
The American Vice President Explore what forced America to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession.
  • Original10/1/2024
  • AMEX3606
“American Coup: Wilmington 1898” Discover the little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’état in Wilmington, NC.
  • Original11/12/2024
  • AMEX
"Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" Explore the dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
  • Original3/25/2025
  • AMEX3702
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Mr. Polaroid" Meet inventor Edwin Land, whose iconic Polaroid camera made photography instant and accessible.
  • Original5/19/2025
  • AMEX3703
Clearing the Air: The War on Smog Explore how L.A.’s devastating smog problem led to the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act.
  • Original8/26/2025
  • AMEX3704
"Hard Hat Riot" Revisit 1970, when student protestors and construction workers violently clashed in downtown NYC.
  • Original9/30/2025
  • AMEX
"Episode 1" Explore Kissinger’s life, from his childhood in Germany to architect of American foreign policy.
  • Original10/27/2025
  • AMEX
"Episode 2" Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.
  • Original10/28/2025
  • AMEX