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  • Public Enemy #1 | Primary Source

    Letters and Laws

    Read Dillinger's fan mail, the true confessions of his sweethearts, and crime laws enacted to stop 1930s desperadoes.

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    Clinton

    A president who rose from a broken childhood 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.

  • Film

    Vietnam: A Television History

    A six-year project from conception to completion, Vietnam: A Television History carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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    Chasing the Moon

    Nearly 50 years ago, we took one small step. In 2019, join American Experience and PBS to relive the journey that defined a generation.

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    Jimmy Carter

    One of the greatest dramas in American politics, President Jimmy Carter was overwhelmingly voted out of office in a humiliating defeat in 1980, only to become one of the most admired statesmen and humanitarians in America and the world.

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    The Great War

    Discover how WWI transformed America through the stories of those whose participation in the war to “make the world safe for democracy” has been largely forgotten.

  • Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Map

    State by State

    Civil War and Reconstruction had a distinct economic impact on each state in the nation. See what happened state by state.

  • Clinton | Article

    Robert Reich

    Robert Reich shares an insider's perspective on Bill Clinton's work ethic, his political life, and his presidency.