American Experience Season 4

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4x01 LBJ (1) aired Sep 30, 1991

LBJ's career started in 1938 when he was elected a congressman, one of the youngest ever. He was elected to the Senate in 1948 under a cloud of suspicion. LB... read more

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4x02 LBJ (2) aired Oct 01, 1991

Lyndon Johnson's ascension to the Presidency and the controversial events of his tenure such as the Great Society and the Vietnam War are chronicled here.

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4x03 The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry aired Oct 14, 1991

A story of the formation and service of the first all-Black military unit in the United States during the Civil War.

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4x04 Scandalous Mayor aired Oct 28, 1991

The story of the corrupt political dominance of Mayor James Curley and its effect on the city of Boston in the early 20th century.

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4x05 The Johnstown Flood aired Nov 04, 1991

Documentary of the 1889 disaster caused by a broken dam.

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4x06 Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance aired Nov 11, 1991

Recounting the historic attack of 1941, including the planning and military outlook of both the United States and Japan at the time.

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4x07 G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover aired Nov 18, 1991

The rise of the FBI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the controversial leadership of J. Edgar Ho... read more

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4x08 Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo aired Dec 09, 1991

Biography of the famed jazz composer and pianist, including rare footage of his performances.

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4x09 The Quiz Show Scandal aired Jan 06, 1992

Behind-the-scenes examination of the quiz show craze of the 1950s and how the outcomes of these television shows came to be fixed.

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4x10 Love In The Cold War aired Jan 13, 1992

Eugene and Peggy Dennis were Communist activists during the years following World War II. Their story is told here.

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4x11 Wild by Law aired Jan 27, 1992

The modern movement to preserve natural wilderness in the United States.

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4x12 Barnum's Big Top aired Feb 10, 1992

P.T. Barnum launches a scheme to bring entertainment and marvels to the country - something that one day becomes "The Greatest Show on Earth."

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4x13 In the White Man's Image aired Feb 17, 1992

Documentary on the late 19th/early 20th century educational effort to teach Native Americans to adopt western cultural ways and abandon their own traditions.

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