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Leftist filmmaker Emile de Antonio compiled this documentary out of 187 hours' worth of kinescopes recorded during the 1954 Senate Army-McCarthy Hearings.
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Seeing Red is a 1983 American documentary film directed by Jim Klein and Julia Reichert. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America's 7th president, who boldly founded the Democratic Party -- yet was viewed by his enemies as an American Napoleon.
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Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 Commander and first person to walk on the moon, guides us through the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the half-century since its establishment in 1958.
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by Stephen Smith
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The visceral impact of history's great speechmakers is at the heart of Say It Plain....
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by WGBH History Unit
American Experience, television's most-watched history series, brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form our nation.
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by Peter Arnett
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Written by Pulitzer Prize winning CNN correspondent Peter Arnett, Vietnam: The Ten-Thousand Day War is a comprehensive, balanced look at the Vietnam war, tracing the entire course of the conflict, from the closing days of World War II to the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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The documentary unit of APM Reports (formerly American RadioWorks) has produced more than 140 programs on topics such as health, history, education and justice.
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by David Brown
A president bound for greatness. A ruinous Vietnam war. How did Lyndon Johnson lose his way?
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The journey through United States history spans more than four centuries and includes numerous events that turned the U.S. from an emerging nation to leader of the free world.
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