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American Experience

American Experience, TV's most-watched history series, brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.
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Schedule

  • American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    George H.W. Bush

    Sunday
    Jul 5

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    President George H.W. Bush's role as leader of the first Gulf War, through the final days of his presidency.
  • American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    George H.W. Bush

    Monday
    Jul 6

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    President George H.W. Bush's role as leader of the first Gulf War, through the final days of his presidency.
  • American Experience: TVSS: Iconic

    American Experience

    George H.W. Bush

    Monday
    Jul 6

    1 Hour 30 Minutes

    President George H.W. Bush's role as leader of the first Gulf War, through the final days of his presidency.
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    American Experience

    Nazi Town, USA

    Monday
    Jul 13

    1 Hour

    The rise of the German American Bund, an organization of American Nazis in the 1930s that had chapters across the country.
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    American Experience

    The Riot Report

    Monday
    Jul 13

    2 Hours

    President Lyndon B. Johnson appoints the 11-member Kerner Commission to investigate the riots that engulfed Black urban communities across the country in 1967.
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    American Experience

    The American Vice President

    Monday
    Jul 13

    1 Hour

    Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve.
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    American Experience

    The American Vice President

    Tuesday
    Jul 14

    1 Hour

    Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve.
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    American Experience

    The American Vice President

    Tuesday
    Jul 14

    1 Hour

    Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976 when America was forced to confront the purpose of the vice president and the succession process that is enacted if a president is unable to serve.

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