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  Video Gallery

  How to End a War?

  Watch these clips on how to end a war—from President Turman to President George W. Bush.

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  Miss America | Article

  Breaking the Color Line

  Read about the pageant's long history of excluding women of color and the 1968 protest.

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  JFK | Clip

  The Soviet Menace

  Kennedy became increasingly worried about turning the Cold War into a hot one, resulting in nuclear catastrophe.

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  Film

  The American Diplomat (español)

  Explore las vidas y el legado de tres embajadores afroamericanos que rompieron las barreras raciales para alcanzar nombramientos de alto rango en las administraciones de Truman, Eisenhower y Kennedy; y el impacto duradero que dejaron en el Servicio Exterior.

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  Freedom Riders | Article

  Democracy in Action

  The Freedom Rides brought together people of different races, religions, cultures, and economic backgrounds from across the United States.

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  Nixon's China Game | Article

  Who Said That?

  The language of politicians can be remarkably similar from country to country, even when the cultures of countries are as disparate as those of United States and China. Read quotes from Richard Nixon, Mao Tse-tung, and Chou En-lai and figure out who said what. 
   

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  War Letters | Timeline

  U.S. Military Actions and Wars, 1775 - 1994

  From the first guerilla war for American independence from England in 1775 to end of the Bosnian War in 1995.

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  George W. Bush | Article

  As a patriot and Black man, Colin Powell embodied the ‘two-ness’ of the African American experience

  Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history.

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  Summer of Love | Article

  The San Francisco Oracle

  Published in 12 issues from 1966 to 1968, the the newspaper spoke directly to young people's imaginations and concerns.

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  Nixon's China Game | Article

  Establishment of the People’s Republic Of China

  With the defeat of Japan by Allied troops in 1945, fighting between the Communists and Nationalists flared once more, and soon China was engulfed in a bloody, all-out civil war. 

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  Video Gallery

  How to Handle a Crisis?

  Watch these clips from the Presidents Collection to learn more about our domestic, as well as  international crisis.

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  JFK | Article

  JFK: The Legacy

  "...my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." JFK

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  Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst | Article

  Why Revolution?

  What drives individuals to protest perceived social injustices?

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  Film

  Fly With Me

  The story of the pioneering women who changed the world while flying it. Maligned as feminist sellouts, “stewardesses,” as they were called, were on the frontlines of a battle to assert gender equality and transform the workplace. 

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  Film

  Miss America

  Tracking the country's oldest beauty contest — from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one of the country's most popular events — Miss America paints a vivid picture of an institution that has come to reveal much about a changing nation. 

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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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  Eisenhower | Article

  Eisenhower's Legacy

  Eisenhower vigorously maintained an air of optimistic dignity, regardless of the crisis at hand.

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  Ulysses S. Grant | Article

  Grant's World Tour

  When Grant left with his family for a world tour in 1877, he had more than rest and relaxation in mind.

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  Film

  Fly With Me (español)

  La historia de las mujeres pioneras que cambiaron el mundo mientras lo recorrían volando. Aunque les criticaron su feminismo, las “azafatas”, como se les llamaba, estuvieron a la vanguardia de la lucha por garantizar la igualdad de género y transformar los lugares de trabajo.

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  The Alaska Pipeline | Article

  Governor Walter J. Hickel and the Hickel Highway

   

  In 1966 Walter J. Hickel, a millionaire real estate developer and entrepreneur, ran for governor of Alaska on the Republican ticket. Much to everyone's surprise, he won by a narrow margin of 80 votes.