• 1988
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Episode list

American Experience
FDR: Part I
Mon, Oct 10, 1994
  • S7.E1
  • FDR: Part I
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the first of two parts.
8.5 /10
FDR: Part II
Tue, Oct 11, 1994
  • S7.E2
  • FDR: Part II
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the second of two parts.
8.2 /10
The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle
Tue, Nov 08, 1994
  • S7.E5
  • The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle
Documentary chronicling the history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely off-guard, sweeping away major portions of the front line, pushing deep into the rear areas and causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.
8.1 /10
FDR: Part I

S7.E1 ∙ FDR: Part I

Mon, Oct 10, 1994
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the first of two parts.
8.5 /10
FDR: Part II

S7.E2 ∙ FDR: Part II

Tue, Oct 11, 1994
Polio at age 39, president at age 50. Explore the public and private life of a determined man who steered this country through two monumental crises: the Depression and World War II. FDR served as president longer than any other, and his legacy still shapes our understanding of the role of government and the presidency. A film by award winning filmmaker David Grubin. This is the second of two parts.
8.2 /10
Midnight Ramble

S7.E4 ∙ Midnight Ramble

Tue, Oct 25, 1994
A documentary about the history of African American race films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
6.5 /10
The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle

S7.E5 ∙ The Battle of the Bulge: World War II's Deadliest Battle

Tue, Nov 08, 1994
Documentary chronicling the history of World War II's "Battle of the Bulge", when the German army launched a major surprise counteroffensive against the American forces that caught them almost completely off-guard, sweeping away major portions of the front line, pushing deep into the rear areas and causing tens of thousands of casualties before it was finally halted.
8.1 /10
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