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Season released 5th Oct, 199720 episodes

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American Experience Season 10 episodes

  1. S10 E01

    Truman (1): An Accident of Democracy

    55 mins · Sun, 5 Oct 1997

    A study of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president. Part 1 covers his service during World War I; his accomplishments as a small-time Kansas City politician; his two terms as a Missouri senator.

  2. S10 E02

    Truman (2): The Moon, the Stars and All the Planets

    55 mins · Mon, 6 Oct 1997

    Harry S. Truman recalls his post-WWII economic policies; his 1948 presidential campaign; the Korean War; and his celebrated clash with Gen. Douglas MacArthur.

  3. S10 E03

    Vietnam: A Television History (1): The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)

    55 mins · Mon, 13 Oct 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History (1): Roots of War

  5. S10 E04

    Vietnam: A Television History (2): America's Mandarin

    55 mins · Mon, 13 Oct 1997

    America's Mandarin looks at the start of America's involvement in Vietnam during the 1950s and '60s.

  6. S10 E05

    Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War

    55 mins · Mon, 20 Oct 1997

    LBJ Goes to War (1964-65) examines the escalating American involvement following the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. Interviewed: Gen. William Westmoreland (USA Ret.) and former Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

  7. S10 E06

    Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge

    55 mins · Mon, 20 Oct 1997

    Vietnam was the first television war, and seen again its images are as powerful as when they first appeared on the screen. Weaving remarkable historical footage with a dispassionate narrative and the recollections of policymakers and ordinary soldiers on both sides, This program carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of the war. Vietnam, a television classic, has been called extraordinary, riveting, meticulously researched and carefully balanced and has won every major broadcast award.

  9. S10 E07

    Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy

    55 mins · Mon, 27 Oct 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History continues, America's Enemy (1954-67) examines the escalating war from the point of view of North Vietnamese leaders and their followers, beginning with the country's partition after the French defeat. Interviewed: former Premier Pham Van Dong.

  10. S10 E08

    Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War

    55 mins · Tue, 2 Dec 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History: The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement by the South Vietnamese are recalled in Vietnamizing the War (1968-73). But morale was low among Americans still in the country, and veterans interviewed recall racial divisions and the availability of drugs.

  11. S10 E09

    Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 1968

    55 mins · Mon, 27 Oct 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History: TV-news footage graphically recalls Tet 1968, the bold North Vietnamese and Vietcong offensive. The attacks gave the enemy a brilliant political victory in the U.S, says former Secretary of State Dean Rusk.

  12. S10 E10

    Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos

    55 mins · Tue, 2 Dec 1997

    America's involvement in-and secret bombing of-Cambodia and Laos are chronicled as Vietnam: A Television History continues. After the bombing halt in August 1973, the Communist Khmer Rouge advanced on the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and finally, in April 1975, the city fell.

  13. S10 E11

    Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace Is at Hand

    55 mins · Tue, 9 Dec 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History: Peace Is at Hand (1968-73) recalls the peace negotiations in Paris, including Henry Kissinger's "secret" talks with Le Duc Tho. As the talks dragged on, the U.S. stepped up air attacks.

  14. S10 E12

    Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA

    55 mins · Tue, 9 Dec 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront U.S.A., traces the widening rift between supporters and opponents of the war, from the first demonstrations in the mid-1960s to the May 1970 Kent State shootings.

  15. S10 E13

    Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel

    55 mins · Tue, 16 Dec 1997

    Vietnam: A Television History concludes with The End of the Tunnel, which recalls the 1973 Paris accords and the subsequent collapse of South Vietnam. Included: vivid footage of helicopter evacuations in Saigon during the final hours before the Communists took the city on April 30, 1975.

  16. S10 E14

    A Midwife's Tale

    55 mins · Mon, 19 Jan 1998

    Chronicling the efforts of historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich to gather facts about early American life through the diaries of Maine resident and midwife Martha Ballard (1735?-1812). Included: dramatizations of some of the passages; and the use of town documents to supplement some of Ballard's accounts.

  17. S10 E15

    Mr. Miami Beach

    55 mins · Mon, 2 Feb 1998

    Recalling the life of Carl Fisher, the entrepreneur who “sold the glamour of Florida” and turned a swampland into Miami Beach. Included: how he developed the resort town using topsoil from the Everglades and sand from Biscayne Bay.

  18. S10 E16

    Influenza 1918

    55 mins · Mon, 9 Feb 1998

    Chronicling the epidemic of the Spanish flu in 1918, which claimed “more than 600,000 lives.” Included: futile attempts to develop a vaccine; and how the virus spread to Europe.

  19. S10 E17

    Reagan (1): Lifeguard

    55 mins · Mon, 23 Feb 1998

    The life and legacy of Ronald Reagan are examined in a two-part study, beginning with his impoverished childhood; his start as a radio sportscaster and career as an actor; his two terms as governor of California; and his 1980 election to the Presidency. Among those interviewed: Nancy Reagan and Ron Reagan Jr.

  20. S10 E18

    Reagan (2): An American Crusade

    55 mins · Tue, 24 Feb 1998

    The conclusion of a biography of Ronald Reagan focuses on the president's second term and includes his defense-spending policies and the Iran-Contra scandal.

  21. S10 E19

    Surviving the Dust Bowl

    55 mins · Mon, 2 Mar 1998

    Children of 1930s Plains farmers recall the Dust Bowl, the eight-year drought that was made far worse by the 30 years of aggressive farming that preceded it. "A lot of people thought it was the end of the world," one survivor says.

  22. S10 E20

    Riding the Rails

    55 mins · Mon, 13 Apr 1998

    During the Depression-era 1930's, tens of thousands of teenagers hopped freight trains in search of a better life elsewhere. What they found was a mixture of adventure, camaraderie, hardship and loneliness. The evocative stories of teen hoboes crisscrossing America during tough times.

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