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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.

3 hrs 39 min

The Abolitionists | Clip

The Attack at Harpers Ferry

In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, but failed to incite a revolution.

2 MIN 08 SEC

The Abolitionists | Clip

The Abolitionists: The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall

Inside Pennsylvania Hall in 1838, an abolitionist meeting was disrupted when members of an anti-abolitionist mob threw rocks through the windows.

1 MIN 29 SEC

The Abolitionists | Clip

The Abolitionists: The Civil War Begins

In April 1861, the American Civil War began, reuniting abolitionists who had grown apart in recent years.

1 MIN 40 SEC

The Abolitionists | Clip

The Abolitionists: The Dred Scott Decision

In 1857, the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision had the potential to legalize slavery everywhere in the United States.

2 MIN 58 SEC

The Abolitionists | Clip

The Abolitionists: Frederick Douglass Reacts

In 1833, Frederick Douglass was sent to a slave breaker to be beaten back into submission.

2 MIN 59 SEC

War of the Worlds | Clip

War of the Worlds: The Power of Propaganda

Many Americans could not fathom that some people heard War of the Worlds and actually believed that Martians had landed in New Jersey.

18 SEC

War of the Worlds | Behind the Scenes

War of the Worlds: Uncovering Original Material

Last year, a University of Michigan grad student applied for an internship at American Experience. He ended up with a Story By credit on War of the Worlds.

2 MIN 59 SEC

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Nixon

The enigmatic nature of the Nixon presidency combined comparatively progressive legislative initiatives with a flagrant abuse of presidential power and the public trust.

2 hrs 49 min

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