Chapter 1 | Clinton, Part 2

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Death and the Civil War - Preview

Preview: S24 | 30s | Airs Monday, May 26, 2014 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings. (30s)

Why we made Death & the Civil War

Preview: S24 | 2m 59s | Executive Producer Mark Samels describes why no other TV series would tackle this subject. (2m 59s)

Death and the Civil War Extended Promo

Preview: S24 | 2m 15s | The 2-minute extended promo for Death and the Civil War, premiering on PBS Sept 18, 8/7c (2m 15s)

Ric Burns on making Death & the Civil War

Preview: S24 | 2m 59s | Producer Ric Burns discusses the intricacies of making Death and the Civil War. (2m 59s)

Wild West Preview

Preview: S24 | 31s | In January 2012, American Experience presents the Wild West Collection. (31s)

This Season on American Experience

Preview: S24 | 5m 50s | Our 2012 season is announced with a special video from Executive Producer Mark Samels. (5m 50s)

Truman's First Lady: Bess

Clip: S24 | 1m 10s | The spotlight did not appeal to first lady Bess Truman. (1m 10s)

Truman on the Enemy: Sizing up Stalin

Clip: S24 | 1m 49s | Truman's first impression of Joseph Stalin was favorable. (1m 49s)

Truman on the Enemy: Communism

Clip: S24 | 2m 9s | After WWII, Truman watched most of Eastern Europe fall to the Communist "Iron Curtain." (2m 9s)

Truman on Military Service: Mr. U.S.A.

Clip: S24 | 1m 32s | Truman stepped on the world stage with two of the century's greatest figures. (1m 32s)

Truman on Military Service: Captain Harry

Clip: S24 | 2m 50s | Truman's leadership during WWII made his men look at him in a new light. (2m 50s)

Truman on Ending a War: Atomic Bombs

Clip: S24 | 2m 48s | Truman understood the repercussions of dropping an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (2m 48s)

Truman on Crises: Crisis in Korea

Clip: S24 | 2m 45s | Truman interpreted a North Korean attack as direct aggression from the Soviet Union. (2m 45s)

Truman, FDR and Age: A Careful Choice for Vice President

Clip: S24 | 1m 17s | The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention. (1m 17s)

Truman and Unity: A Compromise Candidate

Clip: S24 | 2m 7s | The 1944 Democratic Convention focused on who would be nominated for the Vice Presidency. (2m 7s)

Truman and Abusing Power: Drafting Striking Workers

Clip: S24 | 2m 20s | When railroad workers went on strike, Truman threatened to draft them into the army. (2m 20s)

Tandem Parachute Jump: with the U.S. Army Golden Knights

Clip: S24 | 2m 19s | George H.W. Bush completes a ceremonial jump in his 83rd year. (2m 19s)

Reagan's First Lady: Nancy

Clip: S24 | 1m 35s | Nancy Reagan made things difficult at times with her stubbornness. (1m 35s)

Reagan's Age

Clip: S24 | 2m 5s | As the 1984 election approached, many voters voiced their concerned with Reagan's age. (2m 5s)

Reagan on Unity: Restoring Trust

Clip: S24 | 2m 6s | Americans doubted that a former Hollywood "B" actor could manage the country. (2m 6s)

Reagan on the Enemy: The Soviet Threat

Clip: S24 | 2m 21s | The delegations of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan met in Geneva in 1985. (2m 21s)

Reagan on Policing the World: Aiding Freedom Fighters

Clip: S24 | 2m 39s | In 1981, Reagan aided the Polish workers movement. (2m 39s)

Reagan on Ending Wars: Ending the Cold War

Clip: S24 | 2m 38s | President Reagan needed to make concessions in order to reduce the nuclear threat. (2m 38s)

Reagan and Lying: Arms for Hostages

Clip: S24 | 2m 1s | In November 1986 Reagan admitted that arms had been shipped to Iran. (2m 1s)

Reagan and Crisis: Assassination Attempt

Clip: S24 | 2m 50s | On March 30th, 1981, President Reagan was shot. (2m 50s)

Nixon on Ending a War: Carpet Bombing

Clip: S24 | 2m 49s | Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War with "the Christmas Bombing." (2m 49s)

Nixon and Crisis: Nixon's Gamble

Clip: S24 | 2m 46s | In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi. (2m 46s)

Nixon and Age: The Kennedy Style

Clip: S24 | 2m 43s | The Nixon-Kennedy debates would forever change the way Americans chose their Presidents. (2m 43s)

Nixon and Abusing Power: The "Saturday Night Massacre"

Clip: S24 | 2m 41s | Nixon fired special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox in "The Saturday Night Massacre." (2m 41s)

Nixon and Abusing Power: Nixon's Enemies List

Clip: S24 | 2m 14s | President Nixon kept an "enemies list" of those who criticized him. (2m 14s)

LBJ's First Lady: Lady Bird

Clip: S24 | 55s | Lady Bird became the "perfect political wife" for LBJ. (55s)

LBJ on the Economy: War on Poverty

Clip: S24 | 1m 56s | President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty." (1m 56s)

LBJ on Policing the World: Combatting Communism

Clip: S24 | 2m 31s | In 1964, American bombers in Vietnam demonstrated that LBJ was a committed anti-Communist. (2m 31s)

LBJ on Crises: Johnson's War

Clip: S24 | 2m 37s | Protests against the Vietnam War turned personal. (2m 37s)

LBJ and Age: A Young Leader

Clip: S24 | 1m 27s | In 1954, Lyndon Johnson became the youngest Majority Leader ever, at 46 years old. (1m 27s)

HW Bush on Policing the World: War in the Persian Gulf

Clip: S24 | 2m 21s | HW Bush initiated a war in Iraq instead of imposing economic sanctions. (2m 21s)

HW Bush on Policing the World: Opposing Iraqi Aggression

Clip: S24 | 4m 46s | In August 1990, H.W. Bush took a stand against Iraqi aggression against Kuwait. (4m 46s)

HW Bush and Military Service: Combat Pilot

Clip: S24 | 1m 32s | George H.W. Bush was changed forever by his time as a combat pilot in World War II. (1m 32s)

HW Bush and Age: Grandpa Bush

Clip: S24 | 1m 52s | In 1992, President HW Bush seemed increasingly out of touch. (1m 52s)

Going Negative? Bush Insiders and the 1988 Campaign

Clip: S24 | 13m 13s | A discussion of Bush's strategy against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election. (13m 13s)

FDR's First Lady: Eleanor

Clip: S24 | 1m 32s | Eleanor Roosevelt traveled more than 40,000 miles during FDR's first year as president. (1m 32s)

FDR on the Enemy: Imperial Japan

Clip: S24 | 2m 49s | On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken. (2m 49s)

FDR on the Enemy: Fear Itself

Clip: S24 | 1m 38s | FDR's inaugural address filled the American people with confidence in their new leader. (1m 38s)

FDR on Policing the World: Hitler's Threat

Clip: S24 | 1m 53s | In 1938, Roosevelt broadcast a personal appeal to Hitler. (1m 53s)

FDR on Lying: Hiding a Disability

Clip: S24 | 2m 22s | The majority of the country did not know President Roosevelt was handicapped. (2m 22s)

FDR on Lying: Creating a Reason to Go to War

Clip: S24 | 2m 9s | "I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said. (2m 9s)

FDR on Crises: Depression Relief

Clip: S24 | 2m 51s | FDR used the power of the federal government to help suffering caused by the Depression. (2m 51s)

FDR and Lying: Lend-Lease

Clip: S24 | 2m 6s | Roosevelt's Lend-lease plan "was patent nonsense," according to historian Robert Dallek. (2m 6s)

FDR and Abusing Power: Reshaping the Supreme Court

Clip: S24 | 2m 21s | FDR's attempt to reshape the Supreme Court drew criticism from both sides of the aisle. (2m 21s)