American Experience

1. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part I)

An assassin's bullet ended the life of William McKinley in 1901, making his v...

2. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part II)

The film of the ships in New York harbor at the time of T.R.'s return is run ...

3. The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie

A look at the poor emigrant boy who built a fortune in railroads and steel, a...

4. Hawaii's Last Queen

Liliu'okalani moved easily between two worlds -- she had dined at the White H...

5. The Telephone

The telephone was first introduced at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and w...

6. Big Dream, Small Screen

A biography of Philo Farnsworth, an inventor of the television.

7. New York Underground

Follows the construction of the New York City subway system in the early 1900s.

8. Around the World in 72 Days

The story of the female investigative reporter, Nellie Bly and her race aroun...

9. Gold Fever

At the age of nineteen, Nellie Bly talked her way into an improbable job on a...

10. Gold Fever

The 1890's in America were desperate times. A depression brought bank and bus...

11. Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2)

"Vietnam: A Television History" begins by tracing the "Roots of a War" to Fre...

12. Vietnam: Parts III & IV - LBJ Goes to War/America Takes Charge

LBJ Goes to War (1964-65) examines the escalating American involvement follow...

13. Vietnam: Parts V & VI - America's Enemy/Tet 1968

In "America Takes Charge (1965-67)," GIs recall combat experiences during the...

14. Vietnam: Parts VII & VIII - Vietnamizing the War/Cambodia and Laos

As "Vietnam: A Television History" continues, "America's Enemy (1954-67)" exa...

15. Vietnam: Parts IX & X - Peace Is at Hand/Homefront USA

Vietnam: A Television History": TV-news footage graphically recalls "Tet 1968...

16. The Fall of Saigon

"Vietnam: A Television History": The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and th...

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

America's involvement in—and secret bombing of—Cambodia and Laos are chronicl...

18. Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand

"Vietnam: A Television History": "Peace Is at Hand (1968-73)" recalls the pea...

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

"Vietnam: A Television History" concludes with "The End of the Tunnel," which...

30. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight

TR is just 46 years old when he is inaugurated as president. He builds the Pa...

31. T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care

TR opposes his old friend Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. When Taft ...