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Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

American Experience

Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.

The American Revolution
An Asylum for Mankind (May 1775 – July 1776)
Ep2 | 2h 4m 18s
Leonardo da Vinci
Part Two: Painter-God
11/19/2024 | 1h 46m 25s
Ken Burns UNUM
Atul Gawande on Leonardo's Scientific Genius
S2024 Ep13 | 19m 56s
The American Buffalo
Homecoming
Special | 18m 36s
The U.S. and the Holocaust
En Español: "Los Destituidos, Abrumados por Adversidades”
Ep6 | 2h 10m 51s
Hiding in Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness
Resilience
Ep2 | 1h 52m 1s
Benjamin Franklin
“An American” (1775-1790)
Ep2 | 1h 54m 39s
Empire of the Air
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
1/25/2022 | 1h 51m 55s
Muhammad Ali
Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016)
9/22/2021 | 1h 39m 49s
The Gene
The Gene Explained | Is That a Banana in Your Genes?
Special | 3m 21s
Hemingway
The Blank Page (1944-1961)
Ep3 | 1h 44m 41s
East Lake Meadows
East Lake Meadows
3/24/2020 | 1h 45m 56s
Baseball
The Faith of Fifty Million People
Ep3 | 1h 58m 56s
College Behind Bars
Part 4: 'Home is a Work in Progress'
Ep4 | 56m 48s
Country Music
“Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?” (1973 – 1983)
Ep7 | 2h 21m 1s
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Revolution
Ep1 | 1h 33m 59s
The Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic: Faith - Hope - Science
9/25/2018 | 1h 56m 41s
Jackie Robinson
The Anderson Monarchs
Special | 4m 15s
The Civil War
Making The Civil War: 25 Years Later
Special | 28m 19s
The Vietnam War
The Weight of Memory (Explicit Language Version)
Ep30 | 1h 50m 58s
Defying The Nazis: The Sharps' War
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps' War
9/20/2016 | 1h 19m 22s
The National Parks
Great Nature (1933-1945)
Ep5 | 1h 53m 40s
Jazz
The Gift
Ep2 | 1h 48m 52s
The Roosevelts
A Strong and Active Faith (1944-1962)
Ep7 | 1h 51m 33s
The Address
The Address
4/15/2014 | 1h 26m 50s
Central Park Five
The Central Park Five
4/15/2013 | 1h 58m
The Dust Bowl
Reaping the Whirlwind
Ep2 | 1h 55m 45s
The War
A World Without War
Ep7 | 2h 7m 27s
Prohibition
A Nation of Hypocrites
Ep3 | 1h 46m 36s
The Tenth Inning
Bottom of the Tenth
Ep2 | 2h 4m 58s
Seeing, Searching, Being: William Segal
Seeing, Searching, Being - William Segal
8/3/2010 | 1h 14m 19s
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Part 2
1/19/2005 | 1h 42m 12s
Horatio's Drive
Horatio's Drive
10/6/2003 | 1h 46m 46s
Mark Twain
Episode One
1/14/2002 | 1h 50m 44s
Frank Lloyd Wright
Part 2
11/10/1998 | 1h 13m 55s
Lewis & Clark
Episode 2
11/5/1997 | 1h 44m 51s
Thomas Jefferson
Part 1
2/1/1997 | 1h 27m 13s
The West
The People
Ep1 | 1h 22m 20s
Thomas Hart Benton
Thomas Hart Benton
11/1/1989 | 1h 26m 53s
The Congress
The Congress
3/20/1989 | 1h 29m 18s
Huey Long
Huey Long
10/15/1986 | 1h 28m 35s
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
10/28/1985 | 55m
The Shakers
The Shakers
8/7/1985 | 59m 48s
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
5/24/1982 | 58m 58s

Rogue History
The Indigenous Rebellion That Terrified the Colonies
S3 Ep4 | 10m 35s
The American Revolution
The Most Sacred Thing (May 1780 – Onward)
Ep6 | 2h 10m 41s
The Divine Michelangelo
The Divine Michelangelo
Special | 26m 8s
Secrets of the Dead
Picturing Shakespeare
S23 Ep2 | 55m 15s
The Last 600 Meters: The Battles of Najaf and Fallujah
The Last 600 Meters
11/10/2025 | 1h 25m 34s
American Masters
Maryam Taghavi: Estranged Letters
Special | 15m 4s
Monstrum
Why Korea’s Monsters Aren’t Meant to Scare You
S7 Ep12 | 9m 7s
Courtmaker
Courtmaker: John Marshall and the Forging of America's Supreme Court
11/3/2025 | 1h 57m 31s
Corpsman! Pearl Harbor
Corpsman! Pearl Harbor
Special | 57m 41s
Hollywood in Utah
Hollywood in Utah
Special | 56m 11s
Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer
Breaking Enigma: A World War II Game Changer
Special | 56m 29s
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
The Green Box: At the Heart of War
Special | 56m 41s
The World of Olive Oil
The World of Olive Oil
Special | 55m 46s
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Indelible Role in American History
Crossroads of a Nation: Missouri's Rifts, Roads and Civil Rights
Special | 56m 46s
In the Margins
The Hidden Black Society They Don’t Teach You About
S2 Ep3 | 11m 38s
American Experience
Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience
S37 Ep7 | 1h 22m 42s
Columbus Neighborhoods
What was WOSU radio station's original call letters?
Special | 1m 19s
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect
9/9/2025 | 55m 9s
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs
Opportunity, Access & Uplift: The Evolving Legacy of HBCUs
Special | 26m 52s
The Historic HBCU Photograph
The Historic HBCU Photograph
Special | 27m 40s
Pompeii: The New Dig
House of Treasures
Ep4 | 54m 52s
Empire with David Olusoga
Episode 3
Ep3 | 56m 51s
Atomic People
Atomic People
8/4/2025 | 1h 25m 48s
History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
History Uncovered - Kimono Dress: Japan's Clothing Revolution
Special | 28m 59s
Kimono Truth
Kimono Truth
Special | 29m 59s
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Atomic Echoes: Untold Stories From World War II
Special | 57m 15s
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Kyoto's Gion Matsuri: Core Kyoto Special
Special | 50m 59s
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard
Special | 57m 59s
Concord's Secret History
Concord's Secret History
7/3/2025 | 56m 11s
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
From Fear to Hope: The HIV and AIDS Journey
Special | 56m 46s
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
The Quilting Women of Gee's Bend
5/30/2025 | 53m 45s
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
The Underground Railroad: The Paths & Places of Refuge
5/30/2025 | 40m 32s
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Timeless Patriotism: Guam and World War II
Special | 58m 16s
Eagles of Mercy
Eagles of Mercy
Special | 56m 37s
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Defying Death on the Atlantic
Special | 58m 19s
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
The Kennedys - The Story of an American Dynasty
Special | 54m 16s
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Simon Schama: The Holocaust, 80 Years On
Special | 55m 14s
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Edward & Wallis: The Bahamas Scandals
Special | 59m 55s
Thirst for Power
Thirst for Power
Special | 56m 45s
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Royal Duty
S5 Ep504 | 43m 1s
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions
Special | 45m 45s
Einstein and Hawking: Masters of Our Universe
Part Two
Ep102 | 51m 44s
Lucy Worsley Investigates
Bloody Mary
S2 Ep4 | 54m 56s
Crash Course Religions
Religions and Pop Culture
Ep24 | 12m 4s
Coronation Girls
Coronation Girls
Special | 1h 26m 58s
The Philadelphia Eleven
The Philadelphia Eleven
Special | 1h 27m 59s
Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
Shaking It Up: The Life and Times of Liz Carpenter
Special | 56m 49s
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Women of World War II: The Untold Stories
Ep1 | 58m 33s
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Coming to America
Ep4 | 52m 55s
Life in Ancient Times
Roman Gods and Religion in the Empire
Ep7 | 10m 4s

Finding Your Roots
Finding My Roots
S11 Ep10 | 52m 10s
Great Migrations: A People on The Move
Coming to America
Ep4 | 52m 55s
Gospel
The Gospel Train
Ep1 | 52m 25s
GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
GOSPEL Live!
2/9/2024 | 52m 42s
Making Black America
Episode 4
Ep4 | 52m 46s
The Black Church
Episode 2
Ep2 | 1h 49m 49s
RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
Reconstruction | Part 2, Hour 1
Ep3 | 55m 53s
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Part 2
Ep2 | 1h 46m 37s

1982 World's Fair

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