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  George W. Bush | Clip

  Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

  President Bush was shaken when torture was revealed at Abu Ghraib.

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  Reagan | Trailer

  Reagan: Trailer

  In 1988, after two terms in office, Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the twentieth century — and one of the most controversial. 

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  Film

  Walt Whitman

  He is today one of the most-recognized figures in American literary history: poet, patriot and faithful advocate of democracy.

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  The Sun Queen | Clip

  Running on Fumes

  Professor of Architecture Daniel A. Barber and Vice President of Strategies at Communities First Stephanie Gidigbi Jenkins speak with energy reporter Ivan Penn about the history and future of sustainable energy policies in the U.S.

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  The Duel | Article

  Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Duel

  Hamilton was a Federalist. Burr was a Republican. The men clashed repeatedly in the political arena.

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  Jimmy Carter | Clip

  Carter and Ending War: the Camp David Accords

  What would come Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement nearly ended in failure.

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  Oswald's Ghost | Trailer

  Oswald's Ghost: Trailer

  A look at Kennedy's assassination, the public's reaction to the tragedy, and the government investigations that instead of calming fears, led to a widespread loss of trust in the institutions that govern our society.

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  George W. Bush | Clip

  Surge of Troops in Iraq

  To sell the surge to the American public, President Bush had been forced to take a rare step—admit his mistake.

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  Eleanor Roosevelt | Article

  Eleanor and Mary McLeod Bethune

  Mary Jane McLeod became the president of the NACW in 1924, and was recognized by Eleanor for her efforts to help black Americans access education.

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  Sandra Day O'Connor: The First | Article

  Sandra Day O’Connor’s Journey to Supreme Court Justice

  How the Arizona lawyer became one of the most powerful women in America.

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  Kissinger | Article

  Inside “Kissinger”: The Experts

  Meet the historians, journalists, and former colleagues who reflect on Henry Kissinger’s life, power, and legacy.

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  Film

  The Chinese Exclusion Act

  The 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.

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  George W. Bush | Clip

  Saddam Hussein

  Osama Bin Laden’s escape from allied forces and the swift collapse of the Taliban left President Bush dissatisfied.

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  Reconstruction: The Second Civil War | Image Gallery

  Thomas Nast's Political Cartoons

  German-born political cartoonist Thomas Nast gave America some of its most enduring symbols: the Republican elephant, the Democratic donkey, and Uncle Sam. 

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  The Man Behind Hitler | Article

  Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

  Together with U.S. president Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, British prime minister Winston Churchill led the Allied armies to victory over Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers in World War II.

   

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  Henry Ford | Clip

  Henry Ford "Camping" with Edison and Firestone

  For many years, Henry Ford took annual camping trips with his close friends Thomas Edison, Harvey Firestone, and John Burroughs.

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  The Great War | Digital Short

  Alice Paul: The Suffragist

  How could President Wilson call for democracy abroad while suppressing it at home? Filmmaker Amanda Pollak discusses the radical suffragist Alice Paul.

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  The American Diplomat | Digital Short

  Reframing The March on Washington

  In August 1963, Edward R. Murrow, head of the United States Information Agency, began producing a documentary about the upcoming March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. But as the project neared completion, Murrow was losing a battle with cancer. President Lyndon B. Johnson tasked a groundbreaking diplomat, Carl Rowan, with seeing the project through.

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  The Mormons | Timeline

  Timeline: The Early History of the Mormons

  Follow this chronology that details Mormon beliefs and major events.

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  The Codebreaker | Article

  William and Elizebeth Friedman and the NSA’s “Secrecy Virus”

  The pioneering codebreakers never imagined what their work might lead to, but they had their fears.