American Experience

  • Premiered: Oct 1988
  • Episodes: 483
  • Followers: 74
  • Running
  • PBS
  • Tuesday at 21
  • Documentary History

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Season 9
9x1
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign
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Air date
Oct 06, 1996
The colorful life of Teddy Roosevelt, from frail youth to larger-than-life persona.
9x1
TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
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Air date
Oct 06, 1996
A look at the life of Theodore Roosevelt begins by recalling how he dealt with his first wife's death; his efforts to overcome the limitations of severe asthma. Also: TR's leadership of .. show full overview
9x2
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 06, 1996
The colorful life of Teddy Roosevelt, from frail youth to larger-than-life persona.
9x2
TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1996
The conclusion of "TR" recalls the "frenzied quality" with which Roosevelt led the country during his second term in office; and his unsuccessful 1912 run for the Presidency under the Progressive party. Jason Robards narrates.
9x3
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1996
The colorful life of Teddy Roosevelt, from frail youth to larger-than-life persona.
9x4
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care
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Air date
Oct 07, 1996
The colorful life of Teddy Roosevelt, from frail youth to larger-than-life persona.
9x5
The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
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Air date
Jan 20, 1997
A chronicle of the rise of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, his steel empire, and his philanthropy.
9x6
Hawaii's Last Queen
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Air date
Jan 27, 1997
In 1893, the last sovereign ruler of Hawaii is removed by forces that want the islands to come under the official jurisdiction of the United States.
9x7
The Telephone
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Air date
Feb 03, 1997
The debut of the telephone in 1876 and its subsequent impact on American communication, and even, America's landscape.
9x8
Big Dream, Small Screen
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Air date
Feb 10, 1997
How Philo Farnsworth combined his work with other emerging technologies to contribute to the development of television.
9x9
New York Underground
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Feb 17, 1997
Chronicle of the construction of the New York subway and its dramatic impact on the city.
9x10
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern
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Apr 14, 1997
A story of the realities leading to the vanishing role of the family farm in the United States.
9x11
Around the World in 72 Days
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Air date
Apr 28, 1997
Groundbreaking New York reporter Nellie Bly uses all manner of transportation to beat the fictional feat of Verne's Phileas Fogg.
9x12
Gold Fever
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Air date
May 12, 1997
The story of the last great gold rush in North America, the search in the Yukon and Klondike at the end of the 19th century.
9x13
Vietnam: A Television History (1): The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)
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Air date
May 26, 1997
This program traces the rise of a pro-American Vietnamese nationalist, Ho Chi Minh, whose Viet Minh guerrillas grab a stunning victory over French colonial forces. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x14
Vietnam: A Television History (2): America's Mandarin
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Air date
May 26, 1997
The United States is drawn into Vietnam through its support − then abandonment − of South Vietnam's president, Ngo Dinh Diem, who is assassinated in a coup. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x15
Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War
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Air date
Jun 02, 1997
Charging that North Vietnam has attacked American ships in the Gulf of Tonkin, President Lyndon B. Johnson orders bombing raids and sends 200,000 troops into an undeclared war. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x16
Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge
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Air date
Jun 09, 1997
With the South Vietnamese army in disarray, the U.S. military assumes control of the war, leading to increased American casualties in a country both beautiful and horrific. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x17
Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy
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Air date
Jun 16, 1997
The war Americans seldom saw: the view from North Vietnam, featuring the perspectives of communist leaders, Vietcong guerrillas and American prisoners of war. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x18
Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 1968
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Air date
Jun 23, 1997
North Vietnam's dramatic offensive on the lunar New Year stuns American military and political leaders, leading to calls for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x19
Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War
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Air date
Jun 30, 1997
As the U.S. turns over the war to the South Vietnamese army, American soldiers and Vietnamese citizens feel the dimming prospects for victory. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x20
Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos
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Air date
Jul 07, 1997
With fighting already spread to neighboring Laos, President Richard Nixon orders a secret bombing campaign against Cambodia, which will soon endure a nightmarish post-war holocaust. An .. show full overview
9x21
Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace Is at Hand
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Air date
Jul 14, 1997
As President Nixon escalates the bombing of Hanoi and North Vietnamese troops advance, negotiators struggle for four years to sign a peace treaty that will be broken quickly. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x22
Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA
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Air date
Jul 21, 1997
Americans at home divide over a distant war, clashing in the streets as demonstrations lead to bloodshed, bitterness and increasing doubts. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.
9x23 Season finale
Vietnam: A Television History (11): The Fall of Saigon
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Air date
Jul 28, 1997
Ten years after American ground troops arrived in South Vietnam, communists seize Saigon in a lightning attack that brings the war to a startling conclusion. An edited re-broadcast of the 1983 series Vietnam: A Television History.

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