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My Favorite "American Experiences", Part 1
By an Amazon.com customer
American Experience: Ansel AdamsAmerican Experience: Ansel Adams
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A profile of one of America's greatest landscape photographers.
American Experience: FDRAmerican Experience: FDR
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The story of the President who got us through the Great Depression and most of World War II before dying in office, after serving three terms and being elected to a fourth.
American Experience: Fidel CastroAmerican Experience: Fidel Castro
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The story of how Fidel Castro managed to stay in power and rule Cuba for forty years.
American Experience: George H.W. BushAmerican Experience: George H.W. Bush
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The story of the President who enjoyed high poll numbers during the Persian Gulf war, but was later painted by Bill Clinton as the President who wouldn't do anything about the economy.
American Experience: HijackedAmerican Experience: Hijacked
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The story of the hijacking of four airplanes by terrorists---in 1970.
Jonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples TempleJonestown - The Life & Death of Peoples Temple
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On November 18, 1978, 909 American men, women, and children died at the hands of Rev. Jim Jones. Why? Watch and find out, but be warned: this film is not for the faint of heart.
American Experience: LBJAmerican Experience: LBJ
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The story of the President who tried his best to help move the country forward after JFK's death, but whose name will be forever linked with Vietnam.
American Experience: New OrleansAmerican Experience: New Orleans
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The history of the city of New Orleans and what the future holds for it after Hurricane Katrina.
American Experience: NixonAmerican Experience: Nixon
The rise and fall of the man Chris Matthews has called "the grand-daddy of unpopular Presidents."
The American Experience: The Nuremberg TrialsThe American Experience: The Nuremberg Trials
The story of the trials and convictions of Hitler's surviving lieutenants for war crimes.
American Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil WarAmerican Experience - Reconstruction: The Second Civil War
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The story of what happened after five years of civil war and the death of President Lincoln, as the country struggled to become one nation under God, indivisible again.
American Experience - Sister AimeeAmerican Experience - Sister Aimee
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The story of the woman who brought conservative Christanity to mainstream America, long before there were televangelists.
American Experience - Summer of LoveAmerican Experience - Summer of Love
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The story of how the Haight-Asbury district in San Francisco became the stomping grounds for the counterculture movement in 1967.
American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert OppenheimerAmerican Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer
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The man who invented the atomic bomb stands trial for his alleged ties to the Communist party.
American Experience: TrumanAmerican Experience: Truman
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The story of FDR's successor.
American Experience: Two Days in OctoberAmerican Experience: Two Days in October
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In October 1967, the Black Lions fought against the North Vietnamese and the survivors barely escaped with their lives. At the same time, students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison were clashing with police in what would become the first violent anti-war protest on an American college campus.
American Experience - Victory in the PacificAmerican Experience - Victory in the Pacific
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The story of the last year of World War II in the Pacific. This is the film that got me hooked on this series.