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American Experience
Fri Feb. 17, 2012
A timeline of Clinton's years in office. Continue
American Experience
Sun Feb. 19, 2012
Browse these images of Bill Clinton during his two terms as the U.S. President, and read factoids of his life. Continue
American Experience
Wed Feb. 15, 2012
Using interviews with Tupperware executives and dealers from the early days and wonderful, little-seen footage of Tupperware Jubilees, this funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s. Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 14, 2012
Browse this gallery of short biographies on every U.S. President. Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 14, 2012
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE has partnered with GetGlue for exclusive check-ins to our show. You can earn an "American Experience Fan" sticker with five check-ins to any 2012 premiere, and an "American Experience Superfan" sticker with ten premiere check-ins. Also earn "Clinton" and "Presidents Fan" stickers in February. Continue
American Experience
Thu Feb. 09, 2012
In the 1950s, American women discovered they could earn thousands -- even millions -- of dollars from bowls that burped. This timeline "Women, Work and Plastics History" is from our film "Tupperware!" Continue
PBS Presents
Mon Jan. 23, 2012
In celebration of this year's Black History Month, PBS will showcase an expansive lineup of programs profiling the rich history, culture and contributions of African Americans. From the abolition of slavery to the rise of the black power movement, these programs take a profound look into a variety of historical events and individuals. Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
An intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life, this film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our fascination with the Amish say about deep American values? Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
This guide has been created to accompany Clinton, a four-hour AMERICAN EXPERIENCE documentary that presents a rich biographical portrait of America's 42nd president. Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
How to Handle a Crisis? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue
American Experience
Sun Feb. 19, 2012
How influential is a First Lady? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection, and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue
American Experience
Mon Feb. 20, 2012
Clinton's uncanny ability to connect with people, coupled with an extraordinary grasp of complex issues, made him one of the most talented politicians and leaders of our time, but one compromised by a history of loss and recovery, of failure and redemption. Continue
American Experience
Mon Feb. 13, 2012
First running for office when he was only 28 years old, Bill Clinton has lived nearly his entire life in the public eye. Photos in this gallery offer a more intimate glimpse behind the scenes in the life of America's 42nd president. Continue
American Experience
Wed Feb. 15, 2012
In this interview, University of Texas historian Jeffrey Meikle discusses the evolution of plastic and the history of plastic manufacturing in America. Professor Meikle has written histories including American Plastic: A Cultural History (Rutgers University Press, 1995) and Twentieth Century Limited: Industrial Design in America, 1925-1939 (Temple University Press, 2001). Continue
American Experience
Thu Feb. 09, 2012
Since our country's first Presidential election in 1788, the strategies of those campaigning have changed dramatically. Although the tactics that presidential hopefuls used in the early days of our country's history are still relevant, those who seek to be the Commander in Chief today must embrace a vast array of strategies that invite constant exposure and accountability. Continue
American Experience
Fri Feb. 10, 2012
At the end of World War II, American soldiers returned home to a country quite different from the one they had left four years earlier. Wartime production had helped pull America's economy out of depression, and from the late 1940s on, young adults saw a remarkable rise in their spending power. Continue
Secrets of the Dead
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
Learn how close the Japanese came to using an advanced submarine for an attack on the U.S. 2/29/2012 Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
The biography of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history, and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage. Continue
American Experience
Tue Feb. 21, 2012
Does age matter? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue
American Experience
Mon Feb. 20, 2012
Should the U.S. police the world? Watch these one to three-minute clips from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's Presidents Collection and connect today's election issues with the past. Continue
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