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American Experience airs on Tuesday nights on most PBS stations.
Ruby Ridge: 1 hr
A riveting account of the event that helped give rise to the modern American militia movement.
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Command and Control: 2 hrs
How do you manage weapons of mass destruction without being destroyed by them?
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The Battle of Chosin: 2 hrs
Insurmountable odds. Unforgiving conditions. Unyielding courage.
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Tesla: 1 hr
Meet the genius engineer and inventor whose technology helped create our wireless world.
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George H. W. Bush: 3 hrs
A biography of the 41st U.S. president, from his service in WWII to his days in the Oval Office. Part of the award-winning Presidents Collection.
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Reagan: 270 mins
The life of the president who saw himself as the heroic defender of the "shining city on a hill." Part of the award-winning Presidents Collection.
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Jimmy Carter: 2 hrs
A peanut farmer who rose to become America's 39th president. Part of the award-winning Presidents Collection.
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Nixon
Richard Nixon faced impeachment but also ended the Vietnam War. Part of the award-winning Presidents Collection.
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