Episodes
Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.
A biography from American Experience's collection of presidential portraits.
The Dust Bowl brought drought, dust, disease and death to the Midwest for nearly a decade.
Ronald Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans, leaving a million people homeless
In June 1943, Los Angeles erupted into the worst race riots in the city to date.
Emmett Till's murder and the acquittal of his killers mobilized the Civil Rights Movement.
The famous 1938 heavyweight fight between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling.
Researchers face controversy while conceiving babies through in vitro fertilization.
The exceptional life and career of Puerto Rican baseball star Roberto Clemente.
In the 1950's a Polio outbreak swept the U.S., devastating communities nationwide.
The story of the American effort to relieve starvation in 1921 Soviet Russia.
Extras
Just decades after the Civil War, a multi-racial political alliance won control of North Carolina.
For ten days, the “White House” was an unassuming colonial home in suburban Alexandria, Virginia.
Discover how the vice presidency has evolved over time.
Can the right running mate can make or break a presidential campaign?
What happens when the president is unable to serve? Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 197
When US inner cities erupted in violence in 1967, LBJ created a commission to investigate.
Watch a preview of Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal.
Learn about the beginning of the environmental justice movement.
The story of housewives who led a grassroots movement to galvanize the Superfund Bill.