http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/index.html American Experience, television's most-watched history series, brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form our nation. Get stories to go in this podcast, or tune in to PBS Monday nights. American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. American Experience | PBS http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Copyright 2005 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation american_experience@wgbh.org amex_tech@wgbh.org Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EDT Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/amex.jpg http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/index.html 144 144 WGBH History Unit history stories American Experience WGBH WGBH History Unit american_experience@wgbh.org Harvard historian Thomas Patterson looks at political participation and America's two-party system in presidential elections. Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_10.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Two-Party System and Political Participation | American Experience | PBS Ever since a record number of Americans cast votes in the 1960 election, voter turnout has diminished. Harvard historian Thomas Patterson looks at political participation and America's two-party system in presidential elections. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Thomas Patterson, historian Franklin D. Roosevelt (archival), president Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women William Leuchtenburg, historian Richard M. Nixon (archival), Republican presidential candidate Walter Cronkite, CBS News journalist Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Thomas Patterson, political participation, two party system, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, 1936, 1968, elections, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 10:46 presidents_10 George Mason University professor Rick Shenkman looks at presidential debates and their impact upon elections. Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_09.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Debates | American Experience | PBS Televised debates have resulted in defining moments for presidential candidates. George Mason University professor Rick Shenkman looks at presidential debates and their impact upon elections. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Rick Shenkman, historian Ted Rogers, Nixon television advisor John F. Kennedy (archival), senator, Democratic presidential candidate Richard Nixon (archival), vice-president, Republican presidential candidate Gerald Ford (archival), president Walter Mondale, vice-president Herbert Parmet, biographer John Robert Greene, presidential historian Jimmy Carter (archival), president Ronald Reagan (archival), Republican presidential candidate Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Allan Lichtman, Daniel Schorr, The Presidents, conventions, John F. Kennedy, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, John McCain, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 10:38 presidents_09 NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_08.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Conventions | American Experience | PBS Major party political conventions have been the sites of memorable moments during presidential campaigns. NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Daniel Schorr, journalist Allan Lichtman, historian Eliot Janeway, economist John Connally, LBJ campaign aide John F. Kennedy (archival), Democratic presidential candidate George H.W. Bush (archival), Republican presidential candidate Nicholas Brady, George H.W. Bush campaign aide Richard Darman, George H.W. Bush campaign aide John Robert Greene, presidential historian Franklin D. Roosevelt (archival), candidate for governor of New York Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Allan Lichtman, Daniel Schorr, The Presidents, conventions, John F. Kennedy, George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, John McCain, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 13:36 presidents_08 Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_07.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Democratic Party and Expanding Opportunity | American Experience | PBS In the 1960s, African Americans switched their allegiances to the Democratic Party when it led the way in addressing racial inequality and poverty and expanding opportunity in America. Sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Orlando Patterson, sociologist Lyndon Johnson (archival), president Gerald Ford (archival), president Bert Lance, former budget director Jimmy Carter (archival), Democratic presidential candidate Betty Glad, political scientist Herb Kaplow, NBC News Herb Klein, Nixon press secretary Richard Nixon (archival), Republican presidential candidate John F. Kennedy (archival), Democratic presidential candidate Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Orlando Patterson, The Presidents, Lyndon Johnson, Great Society, Jimmy Carter, John Kennedy, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 13:15 presidents_07 At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/rails_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Riding the Rails | American Experience | PBS At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America. Several Depression-era teenage hobos provide a glimpse of their transient lives, interspersed with excerpts from songs that chronicle hobo life. http://www.pbs.org/amex/rails Voices: James San Jule Jim Mitchell Rene Champion Clarence Lee John Fawcett Peggy De Hart Miles Neff, narrator Music: "I Rode Southern" sung by Merle Lovell "The Highway Hobo" sung by Noel Westbrook "Stevensville Blues" performed by Lum Wilson "Bill" Jackson and A. W. Mullins "Loveless CCC" sung by Tommy Rhoades Songs courtesy of "Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941," American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Great Depression, teenagers, hobos, folk songs, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 5:15 rails_01 Historian Dan Carter places John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of the American conservative movement. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_06.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Economy | American Experience | PBS With the presidential candidacy of Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the conservative movement achieved national prominence. Historian Dan Carter places John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of the American conservative movement. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Dan T. Carter, historian Ronald Reagan (archival), Republican Party spokesman Edmund Morris, Ronald Reagan biographer Richard Norton Smith, former director, Reagan Library George F. Will, columnnist Pat Buchanan (archival), Republican presidential candidate John Robert Greene, presidential historian Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Dan Carter, The Presidents, Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, John McCain, conservative movement, Republican Party, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 11:50 presidents_06 MIT historian Meg Jacobs examines the impact of economic issues during election years. Thu, 29 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_05.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: The Economy | American Experience | PBS In dire economic times, Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan won the White House by painting their incumbent opponents as being out of touch. MIT historian Meg Jacobs examines the impact of economic issues during election years by looking at both the 1992 and 1980 contests. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Meg Jacobs, historian Bill Clinton (archival), presidential candidate Richard Norton Smith, historian Ronald Reagan (archival), presidential candidate Edwin Meese, chief of staff to Governor Reagan, 1969-74 Jimmy Carter (archival), president Walter Mondale, vice-president Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Meg Jacobs, The Presidents, George Bush, Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, John McCain, Barack Obama, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 10:12 presidents_05 After eighty-two days as Vice-President, Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States. Thu, 22 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/truman_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Truman | American Experience | PBS After eighty-two days as Vice-President Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States. Americans everywhere warmed to this seemingly simple, straightforward man from Missouri. With the nation at war, Truman would soon face one of the most momentous decisions of the 20th century. http://www.pbs.org/presidents Voices: David McCullough, biographer Alonzo Hamby, biographer Patricia Hannegan, daughter of Democratic Party chairman Harry Byrd, senator Sam Rayburn (archival), Speaker of the House Harry Truman (archival), President Robert Jay Lifton, biographer Marshall D. Shulman, assistant to the Secretary of State Robert Donovan, journalist Rex Scouten, Secret Service Walter LaFeber, historian George Elsey, administrative assistant to the President Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Harry S. Truman, FDR, 1944, Missouri, World War II, WWII, atomic bomb, Presidents, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 6:34 truman_01 In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis. Thu, 8 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/fdr_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation FDR | American Experience | PBS In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis. The Great Depression had battered the nation for more than three long and painful years. Roosevelt did something that had never been done before -- intervene on a massive scale with the power of the federal government. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Chalmers Roberts, journalist Eli Ginzberg, FDR administrator William Leuchtenburg, historian Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president David Ginsburg, FDR administration Alistair Cooke, journalist Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, 1933, Great Depression, New Deal, Presidents, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:40 fdr_01 John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady. Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_04.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: First Ladies | American Experience | PBS John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady in the context of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Blanche Wiesen Cook, historian Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of Eleanor Roosevelt Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian Chalmers Roberts, journalist Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Blanche Wiesen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady, First Ladies, FDR, The Presidents, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 8:57 presidents_04 Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. Fri, 2 May 2008 14:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/bush41_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation George H.W. Bush: At Kennebunkport | American Experience | PBS Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. In August 1990, although Saddam Hussein had precipitated a world crisis by invading Kuwait, Bush took a working vacation in Maine. He had vacationed there every summer of his life except once during World War II. http://www.pbs.org/amex/bush41 Voices: Austin Hoyt, writer/director/producer Callie Taintor Wiser, producer George H. W. Bush (archival), President Jeb Bush, son Brent Scowcroft, National Security Advisor Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. George H.W. Bush, President, Walker's Point, Kennebunkport, Maine, CAVU, Saddam, Hussein, Gulf War, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 6:40 bush41_01 Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz discusses his biography of baseball's first Latino superstar. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/clemente_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Roberto Clemente (part one) | American Experience | PBS Roberto Clemente was more than an exceptional baseball player. He was also a committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination and worked for social justice. Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz discusses his biography of baseball's first Latino superstar. http://www.pbs.org/amex/clemente Voices: Samuel O. Regalado, historian Bernardo Ruiz, writer/director/producer, ROBERTO CLEMENTE David Maraniss, biographer Juan Gonzalez, writer George Will, writer Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh, Pirates, baseball, Puerto Rico, World Series, humanitarian, segregation, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:22 clemente_01 New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins discusses the legacy of Roberto Clemente. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/clemente_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Roberto Clemente: Legacy | American Experience | PBS Roberto Clemente was more than an exceptional baseball player. He was also a committed humanitarian who challenged racial discrimination and worked for social justice. New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins discusses the legacy of baseball's first Latino superstar. http://www.pbs.org/amex/clemente Voices: Robert Ruck, historian LaTroy Hawkins, baseball player David Maraniss, biographer Juan Gonzalez, writer Al Oliver, teammate of Roberto Clemente Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh, Pirates, baseball, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, LaTroy Hawkins, humanitarian, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:44 clemente_02 Contemporary writers and poets read excerpts from Walt Whitman's signature work, Leaves of Grass. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/whitman_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Walt Whitman | American Experience | PBS Walt Whitman was America's first great poet. Novelist Allan Gurganus and poets Martin Espada and Billy Collins read excerpts from his signature work, Leaves of Grass. http://www.pbs.org/amex/whitman Voices: Allan Gurganus, novelist Martin Espada, poet Billy Collins, poet Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Walt Whitman, poetry, Leaves of Grass, Allan Gurganus, Martin Espada, Billy Collins, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 6:20 whitman_01 International relations professor Ernest May from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and history professor Kristin Hoganson from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign describe foreign policy, presidential leadership, and elections. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_03.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: Foreign Policy Leadership | American Experience | PBS Foreign policy, past experience, and war are perennial Presidential campaign issues. International relations professor Ernest May from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and history professor Kristen Hoganson from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign describe historical and contemporary foreign policy, presidential leadership, and elections. http://www.pbs.org/presidents/2008 Voices: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president Kristin Hoganson, historian Ernest May, historian Robert Dallek, historian Walter Mondale, vice president Richard Wirthlin, pollster Robert Donovan, journalist Vernon Walters, U.S. Army general Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. The Presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, FDR, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, John F. Kennedy, JFK, 1960, World War II, Korean War, Cold War, Walter Mondale, Ronald Reagan, elections, foreign policy, wartime campaign, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John McCain, 2008, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 14:55 presidents_03 When Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned from Greenland in 1897, he brought with him a seven-year-old boy named Minik. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:40:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/minik_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Minik, The Lost Eskimo | American Experience | PBS When Arctic explorer Robert Peary returned from Greenland in 1897, he brought with him five Eskimos, causing a sensation. Within months, however, four of the Eskimos had died, leaving a seven-year-old boy named Minik alone in a foreign land. http://www.pbs.org/amex/minik Voices: Ira Jacknis, anthropologist Bruce Henderson, author David Hurst Thomas, curator, American Museum of Natural History Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels Major funding for AMERICAN EXPERIENCE is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Robert Peary, Franz Boas, Minik, American Museum of Natural History, Eskimo, Inuit, New York, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 3:13 minik_01 From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra." Nature and wilderness photographer Michael Frye describes following in Adams' footsteps, working in Yosemite. Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:20:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/ansel_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Ansel Adams: A Documentary Film | American Experience | PBS From the day that a 14-year-old Ansel Adams first saw the transcendent beauty of the Yosemite Valley, his life was, in his words, "colored and modulated by the great earth-gesture of the Sierra." Adams helped transform the meaning of wilderness in America; his greatest images of the American West changed forever what Americans thought about their own land. Nature and wilderness photographer Michael Frye describes following in Adams' footsteps, working in Yosemite. http://www.pbs.org/amex/ansel Voices: William Turnage, Ansel Adams Trust Michael Frye, photographer, The Ansel Adams Gallery Andrea Gray Stillman, Editor & Assistant to Ansel Adams Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Ansel Adams, photography, Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, Sierra, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 4:32 ansel_01 Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin looks back at the 1968 presidential campaign and discusses the theory of "critical elections." Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: Critical Elections | American Experience | PBS In the tumultuous presidential election year 1968, an unpopular war and the decision of Lyndon Johnson not to seek another term led to a wide-open race, dramatic shifts in the attitudes of American voters, and the ultimate election of Richard Nixon to the nation's highest office. Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin discusses the theory of "critical elections" and considers whether the 2008 election will be one. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: Lyndon Johnson, President Michael Kazin, historian Richard Nixon, President Hubert Humphrey, Vice-President Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, Max Schmeling, boxing, heavyweight champion, 1930s, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 8:11 presidents_02 In the 1930s, Joe Louis crossed boxing's color line to become the most famous and influential black person in America. Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/fight_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Fight | American Experience | PBS In the 1930s, Joe Louis crossed boxing's color line to become an American hero. He was the first heavyweight contender since the controversial Jack Johnson held the title in the early part of the century. In his quest to win the heavyweight championship, Louis entered the ring against Hitler's favorite boxer, Max Schmeling. His success would make him the most famous and influential black person in America. http://www.pbs.org/amex/fight Voices: Jeffrey Sammons, historian Don Majeski, boxing promoter Jack Newfield, writer Leon Litwack, historian Vernon Jarrett, writer Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, Max Schmeling, boxing, heavyweight champion, 1930s, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:16 fight_02 As the American frontier was disappearing, William Cody transformed himself into a master showman named Buffalo Bill. Fri, 22 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/cody_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Buffalo Bill | American Experience | PBS As the American frontier was disappearing, William Cody transformed himself into a master showman, creating and starring in a world-famous traveling show that brought the "real" Wild West to life. Part circus, part history, Buffalo Bill's Wild West toured for three decades, playing to enthusiastic crowds across the United States and Europe. http://www.pbs.org/amex/cody Voices: Paul Fees, historian Charles Scoggin, writer Louis Warren, biographer Bobby Bridger, writer Patricia Nelson Limerick, historian Juti Winchester, historian L.G. Moses, historian Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. William Cody, Buffalo Bill, Wild West Show, American west, frontier, Wild Bill Hickock, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:13 cody_01 The legendary trapper, scout and soldier was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Kit Carson mastered it. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:10:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/carson_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Kit Carson | American Experience | PBS The legendary trapper, scout and soldier was fluent in Spanish and five Indian languages. He twice married Native American women, yet led a brutal war against the Navajo. When the West was a mystery to most Americans, Kit Carson mastered it, and his expertise made him famous. Eventually, by helping to spur a migration that would change the West forever, he unwittingly became an agent in the destruction of the life he loved. http://www.pbs.org/amex/carson Voices: Paul Hutton, historian Sally Denton, writer Hampton Sides, author N. Scott Momaday, poet David Roberts, writer Dayton Duncan, writer John M. Carson, great-grandson of Kit Carson Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Kit Carson, American west, frontier, trapper, Native Americans, John C. Fremont, Taos, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 10:21 carson_01 Boston University historian Bruce Schulman, author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, looks back at the 1976 presidential campaign and finds parallels to the 2008 campaign. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/presidents_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Presidents: Campaigning and the Primary System | American Experience | PBS In the aftermath of the Watergate Scandal, Americans were ready for change. A relatively unknown southern governor promised honesty and decency in his campaign for the Democratic nomination. A former California governor and actor challenged the incumbant Gerald Ford, forcing the Republican nomination to the convention. Boston University historian Bruce Schulman, author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, looks back at the 1976 presidential campaign and finds parallels to the 2008 campaign. http://www.pbs.org/amex/presidents Voices: John Farrell, journalist Michael Deaver Bruce Schulman, historian Doug Brinkley, Jimmy Carter biographer Jimmy Carter, President Chip Carter, son of Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter, First Lady Jody Powell, press secretary Dan Carter, historian Betty Glad, political scientist Martin Anderson, aide to Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, President Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. 1976, The Presidents, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, primary system, campaign, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Mike Huckabee, 2008, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 20:11 presidents_01 Walter J. Freeman was an ambitious neurologist that invented a radical surgery to combat mental illness: the transorbital lobotomy. A patient of Doctor Freeman and families of lobotomy recipients describe how the procedure changed their lives. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 8:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/lobotomist_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Lobotomist | American Experience | PBS Walter J. Freeman was an ambitious neurologist that invented a radical surgery to combat mental illness: the transorbital lobotomy. By the end of his career, Walter Freeman had personally lobotomized more than 2,900 patients in 23 states, including nineteen children under the age of eighteen. A patient of Doctor Freeman and families of lobotomy recipients describe how the procedure changed their lives. http://www.pbs.org/amex/lobotomist Voices: Angelene Forester, daughter of a former patient Howard Dully, former patient Walter Freeman III, son of Walter Freeman Edward Shorter, medical historian Jack El-Hai, writer Janice Jones-Thomson, daughter of a former patient Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Walter J. Freeman, lobotomy, lobotomies, prefrontal lobotomy, transorbital lobotomy, mental health, The Lobotomist, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:59 lobotomist_01 The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963 left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Filmmaker Robert Stone discusses his deconstruction of the assassination and how this single event forever changed the face of American culture. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 8:45:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/oswald_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Oswald's Ghost | American Experience | PBS The assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on November 22, 1963 left a psychic wound on America that is with us still today. Few Americans then or now accept that a lone, inconsequential gunman could bring down a president and alter history. In that breach, a culture of conspiracy has arisen that points to sinister forces at work in the shadows. Filmmaker Robert Stone discusses his deconstruction of the assassination and how this single event forever changed the face of American culture. http://www.pbs.org/amex/oswald Voices: Robert Dallek, historian Robert Stone, producer, writer, director, Oswald's Ghost Dan Rather, reporter Walter Cronkite, reporter (archival) Edward Jay Epstein, journalist Priscilla Johnson McMillan, historian Norman Mailer, novelist Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, JFK, president, assassination, Lee Harvey Oswald, Dallas, Dealey Plaza, conspiracy theories, Warren Commission, Robert Stone, Oswald's Ghost, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 9:10 oswald_01 Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Michael Epstein discuss an upcoming American Experience film on New York's Grand Central Station. Thu, 15 Nov 2007 4:45:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/danang_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Grand Central Preview | American Experience | PBS Executive producer Mark Samels and filmmaker Michael Epstein discuss an upcoming American Experience film on Grand Central Station. Epstein describes his approach in telling the history of the Manhattan landmark. http://www.pbs.org/amex/grandcentral Voices: Paul Goldberger, architecture critic Mark Samels, Executive Producer, American Experience Michael Epstein, Producer/Director, Grand Central Mike Wallace, historian John Belle, architect Prima Soemijantoro Wilson, Grand Central commuter Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Mark Samels, Michael Epstein, Grand Central Station, trains, railroad, New York City, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Air Rights, Park Avenue, Manhattan, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 24:52 samels_04 In 1975, the U.S. sponsored Operation Babylift, evacuating war orphans from Vietnam. Author Aimee Phan talks about the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE program DAUGHTER FROM DANANG, which tells the story of a Babylift evacuee's troubled reunion with her Vietnamese birth mother. Fri, 2 Nov 2007 3:45:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/danang_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Daughter from Danang | American Experience | PBS In 1975, a Vietnamese girl, Hiep, was evacuated to America as part of the U.S. sponsored Operation Babylift, and renamed Heidi. In 1997, after learning she was not an orphan, she returned to Vietnam to meet her birth mother. They discovered that the gulf between them was much larger than either imagined. Aimee Phan, author of a collection of stories that examine the consequences of Operation Babylift, shares her thoughts on the Babylift's legacy and about the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE program that tells Heidi's story, DAUGHTER FROM DANANG. http://www.pbs.org/amex/daughter Voices: President Gerald Ford Heidi Bub Royce Hughes, Girl Scout leader Aimee Phan, author, We Should Never Meet Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels Special thanks to DAUGHTER FROM DANANG producers Gail Dolgin and Vicente Franco. American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Vietnam, Vietnam War, Operation Babylift, Vietnamese American, adoption, Danang, Heidi Bub, Aimee Phan, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:47 danang_01 Meet the men of the Black Lions battalion. Forty years ago, they walked into a Viet Cong ambush. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 2:25:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/twodays_04.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Black Lions Remember Vietnam | American Experience | PBS In October 1967, in a jungle in Vietnam, a Viet Cong ambush nearly wiped out an American battalion, prompting some in power to question whether the war might be unwinnable. Survivors of the Black Lions battalion recall the Vietnam War and reflect on what it was like to return home from battle to a nation divided. http://www.pbs.org/amex/twodays Voices: Ernie Buentiempo, Private, U.S. Army Tom Hinger, Medic, U.S. Army Joe Costello, Private, U.S. Army Mike Troyer, Private, U.S. Army Clark Welch, Commander of Delta Company, U.S. Army Mike Arias, Private, U.S. Army Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Vietnam, Vietnam War, Viet Cong, Black Lions, Delta Company, Army, 1967, war, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 8:19 twodays_04 On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Roger Launius, curator at the National Air and Space Museum, describes Sputnik's impact on the Space Race. Thu, 04 Oct 2007 3:45:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/spacerace_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Space Race | American Experience | PBS On October 4, 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik. Americans feared the implications of the first man-made satellite orbiting above the Earth. Roger Launius, curator at the National Air and Space Museum, describes Sputnik's impact on the Space Race. http://www.pbs.org/amex/moon Voices: Roger Launius, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution Miles Neff, podcast narration Audio of Sputnik 1 telemetry courtesy of NASA Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Sputnik, Space Race, Cold War, Apollo, International Geophysical Year, NASA, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:51 spacerace_01 World War II veterans describe the brutal conditions and deadly combat faced on the battlefronts of Europe and the Pacific. Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:10:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/WWII_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation World War II Memories | American Experience | PBS During World War II, over eleven million American military personnel served abroad. World War II veterans describe the brutal conditions and deadly combat faced on the battlefronts of Europe and the Pacific. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nuremberg/sfeature/sf_ww2.html Voices: Ed Stewart, Sergeant, 84th Infantry, from the film Battle of the Bulge Robert Body, U.S. Army, from the film Bataan Rescue Roger Rutland, First Sergeant, 106th Infantry, from the film Battle of the Bulge Jerome Connolly, U.S. Army Medic, from the film Victory in the Pacific Al Turnbull, U.S. Navy, from the film Victory in the Pacific Bart Hagerman, Private, 17th Airborne, from the film Battle of the Bulge Edward "Tommie" Thomas, Prisoner of War, from the film Bataan Rescue Unknown American soldier, from the film D-Day George Niland, 6th Marine Division, from the film Victory in the Pacific John Richardson, 6th Ranger Battalion, from the film Bataan Rescue James Hildebrand, U.S. Army, from the film Bataan Rescue Unknown American soldier, from the film D-Day Bob Conroy, Private, 75th Infantry, from the film Battle of the Bulge Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. World War II, D-Day, Battle of the Bulge, Bataan, Normandy Beach, veterans, Okinawa, Belgium, Luxembourg, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:33 WWII_01 In the mid nineteenth century Chicago emerged as an industrial metropolis, fueled by a diverse work force. Historian Dominic Pacyga describes Chicago's prominence in the national labor movement and its reaction to the Labor Day holiday. Their organized efforts were emblematic of a growing national labor movement that was marked by century's end with a new national holiday: Labor Day. Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:35:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/chicago_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Chicago: City of the Century | American Experience | PBS In the mid nineteenth century Chicago emerged as an industrial metropolis, fueled by a diverse work force. Their organized efforts were emblematic of a growing national labor movement that was marked by century's end with a new national holiday: Labor Day. Historian Dominic Pacyga describes Chicago's prominence in the national labor movement and its reaction to the holiday. http://www.pbs.org/amex/chicago Voices: Nancy Koehn, historian Dominic Pacyga, historian William Cronon, historian Donald L. Miller, author Perry Duis, historian Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Chicago, labor movement, Dominic Pacyga, Haymarket, McCormick Strike, Labor Day, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 7:43 chicago_01 Former Commissioner of Major League Baseball Fay Vincent talks about one of the greatest sports heroes ever. Joe DiMaggio joined the New York Yankees in 1936 and quickly rose to become the star of baseball's golden age. Thu, 2 Aug 2007 22:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/dimaggio_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life | American Experience | PBS Former Commissioner of Major League Baseball Fay Vincent talks about one of the greatest sports heroes ever. Joe DiMaggio joined the New York Yankees in 1936 and quickly rose to become the star of baseball's golden age. He was graceful, elegant, and inspiring; his 56-game hitting streak electrified the nation. http://www.pbs.org/amex/dimaggio Voices: Maury Allen, biographer Frank "Spec" Shea, New York Yankee pitcher, 1946-1951 Fay Vincent, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, 1989-1992 Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball, Fay Vincent, baseball, 56 game hitting streak, New York Yankees, Baseball Hall of Fame, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 6:54 dimaggio_01 In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. Thu, 21 Jun 2007 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/love_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Summer of Love | American Experience | PBS In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. Now in their fifties and sixties, a few people who were in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district in the summer of 1967 look back at how the Summer of Love affected their lives. http://www.pbs.org/amex/love Voices: Mary Kaspar, 1967: hippie; later: artisan Sandi Stein, 1967: hippie; later: Ph.D. Phil Morningstar, 1967 and later: hippie Claudia King Yunker, 1967: hippie and civil rights activist; later: community organizer Charles Perry, 1967: hippie; later: author, The Haight Ashbury: A History Joel Selvin, author, The Summer of Love, music critic Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Summer of Love, hippie, counterculture, San Francisco, Haight Ashbury, 1967, Diggers, Death of the Hippie, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:00 love_01 In tape recordings from the 1970s, Jim Jones describes his church, the Peoples Temple. Thu, 5 Apr 2007 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/jonestown_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple | American Experience | PBS In tape recordings from the 1970s, Jim Jones describes his church, the Peoples Temple. Jones refers to historical events like the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Malcolm X, and shares his views on "revolutionary suicide." http://www.pbs.org/amex/jonestown ---- This podcast offers excerpts from the following audio tapes, recovered by the FBI after the Peoples Temple mass suicide/murder at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978: Tape Q 1059-1, San Francisco, Spring 1973 Tape Q 953, Los Angeles, May 1974 Tape Q 384, Jonestown, October 1978 Tape Q 833, Jonestown, March 1978 Source tapes courtesy of the Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple Web site. http://jonestown.sdsu.edu/ For more information on the historical topics Jones mentions, visit these American Experience Web pages: Martin Luther King, Jr. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/mlk/ John F. Kennedy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kennedys/ Robert Kennedy http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rfk/ Malcolm X http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/malcolmx/ W.E.B. DuBois http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/garvey/peopleevents/p_dubois.html Voices: Jim Jones, preacher Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Peoples Temple, Jim Jones, Jonestown, Guyana, 1970s, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 5:40 jonestown_01 Filmmaker Stephen Ives details the challenges of making a documentary about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Thu, 8 Feb 2007 18:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/neworleans_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation New Orleans | American Experience | PBS Filmmaker Stephen Ives details the challenges of making a documentary about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Amidst shattered lives, Ives and his production team found enduring elements of the city's vibrant culture. http://www.pbs.org/amex/neworleans Voices: Stephen Ives, filmmaker Miles Neff, narrator Produced and Edited by: Glenn Fukushima Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 7:22 neworleans_02 In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/weapon_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Living Weapon | American Experience | PBS In early 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt received an alarming intelligence report: Germany and Japan were developing biological weapons for potential offensive use. In response, the U.S. and its allies rushed to develop their own germ warfare program, enlisting some of America's most promising scientists in the effort. Filmmakers John Rubin and James Donald discuss the research and production behind the film The Living Weapon. http://www.pbs.org/amex/weapon Voices: John Rubin, producer, writer, director James Donald, co-producer Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. biological weapons, bioweapons, germ warfare, chemical warfare, anthrax, Seventh Day Adventists, Cold War, Dugway Proving Ground, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 11:33 weapon_01 A veteran pilot describes his experiences during the first battle of the Cold War and the largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/airlift_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Berlin Airlift | American Experience | PBS On June 24, 1948, the Soviet Union blocked railroad and street access to West Berlin, starving the population and choking commerce. The subsequent allied airlift of supplies into Berlin was the first battle of the Cold War and the largest humanitarian campaign the world had ever seen. Edwin Gere, author of The Unheralded Men and Women of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift, describes his experiences as a pilot during the Berlin airlift. http://www.pbs.org/amex/airlift Voices: Edwin Gere, veteran pilot Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Nancy Farrell and Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Berlin Airlift, Germany, World War II, Cold War, humanitarian campaign, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 6:54 airlift_01 Filmmaker Randall MacLowry brings to life the story of The Gold Rush in this American Experience film. Thu, 2 Nov 2006 16:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/goldrush_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Gold Rush | American Experience | PBS Randall MacLowry explains how the Gold Rush was a way for people to get rich quick -- a way to reinvent themselves. He chose to include stories from a diverse group of individuals to help tell the history of the Gold Rush, and he touches upon the desperation and violence that affected those in mining camps and towns. http://www.pbs.org/amex/goldrush/ Voices: Randall MacLowry, filmmaker Miles Neff, narrator Produced and edited by: Vanessa Ruiz and Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Gold Rush, 1849, San Francisco, Forty-Niners, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 8:52 goldrush_01 Three physicians discuss the past and future of yellow fever, a disease that terrorized the United States for more than two hundred years, killing an estimated 100,000 in the nineteenth century alone. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/fever_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Great Fever | American Experience | PBS Three physicians discuss the past and future of yellow fever, a disease that terrorized the United States for more than two hundred years, killing an estimated 100,000 in the nineteenth century alone. The discussion covers the science of transmission, the possibility of a new outbreak, and the use of yellow fever as a biological weapon. http://www.pbs.org/amex/fever/ Voices: Margaret Humphreys, MD Thomas Monath, MD John R. Pierce, MD Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Glenn Fukushima and Jack Cheng Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. The Great Fever, yellow fever, epidemic, biological weapon, mosquito, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 17:18 fever_01 Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/eyesontheprize_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Eyes on the Prize | American Experience | PBS Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Judi Hampton, president of Blackside and sister of the late Henry Hampton, the creator of Eyes on the Prize, speaks with series senior producer Judith Vecchione about the landmark series. http://www.pbs.org/amex/eyesontheprize/ Voices: Bernice Johnson Reagon, Theme Music Judi Hampton, President, Blackside Judith Vecchione, Eyes on the Prize Series Senior Producer Frederick Leonard, Freedom Rider Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Glenn Fukushima and Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Eyes on the Prize, American Civil Rights Movement, Henry Hampton, Blackside, American Experience, History, WGBH, PBS 16:50 eyesontheprize_01 Carol Willis, the director of New York's Skyscraper Museum, reflects on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and plans for Ground Zero. Fri, 8 Sep 2006 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/newyork_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Center Of The World: New York: A Documentary Film | American Experience | PBS Carol Willis, director of the Skyscraper Museum in New York City, reflects on the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the rise of the World Trade Center, urban development in the Seventies and now, and plans for Ground Zero. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/newyork/ Voices: Carol Willis, Director of the Skyscraper Museum Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. September 11, Freedom Tower, Skyscraper, World Trade Center, New York, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 5:21 newyork_01 Filmmaker Stephen Ives spent a year making a PBS documentary on the history of a unique American city New Orleans. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/neworleans_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation A preview of New Orleans | American Experience | PBS Stephen Ives explains why New Orleans is such an important part of American History. He recounts the obstacles he faced and the inspirational people he met during production. http://www.pbs.org/amex/neworleans Voices: John Biguenet, writer Stephen Ives, filmmaker Leah Chase, owner of Dooky Chase Restaurant Miles Neff, narrator Produced: Vanessa Ezersky Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 6:52 neworleans_01 Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Thu, 17 Aug 2006 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/hoover_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Hoover Dam | American Experience | PBS Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Tour guide Joni MacLaine takes listeners on a virtual road trip to Hoover Dam. http://www.pbs.org/amex/hoover Voices: Joni MacLaine, tour guide Richard Guy Wilson, architectural historian Blaine Hamman, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Winthrop A. Davis, photographer Miles Neff, narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Hoover Dam, Bureau of Reclamation, Nevada, Colorado River, engineering, Gordon Kaufmann, construction, 1930s, Boulder City, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 4:21 hoover_01 Meet the daring workers and the temperamental artist who created the world's largest piece of sculpture, Mount Rushmore. Wed, 2 Aug 2006 19:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/rushmore_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Mount Rushmore | American Experience | PBS High on a granite cliff in South Dakota's Black Hills tower the huge carved faces of four American presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. Meet the daring workers and the temperamental artist who created the world's largest piece of sculpture, Mount Rushmore. http://www.pbs.org/amex/rushmore Voices: Glenn Bradford Gutzon Borglum Rex Allen Smith Nick Clifford Miles Neff, narrator Brian Keane, composer Produced by: Glenn Fukushima Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Rushmore, sculpture, monument, Borglum, South Dakota, Black Hills, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 6:56 rushmore_01 At the turn of the 20th century, a tiny spit of land at the foot of Brooklyn had become the most extravagant playground in America. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:30:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/coney_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Coney Island | American Experience | PBS Aaron Beebe, curator at the Coney Island Museum, discusses the history of one of America's favorite amusement parks. http://www.pbs.org/amex/coney Voices: Richard Snow, Editor, American Heritage Aaron Beebe, Curator, Coney Island Museum Frederick Fried, Archivist Miles Neff, narrator Produced by: Vanessa Ezersky Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Coney Island, Brooklyn, amusement park, rides, national playground, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 5:42 coney_01 Historians David McCullough and Joseph Ellis discuss the amazing circumstances surrounding the deaths of former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams on July 4th, 1826. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/adams_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Fourth of July 1826 | American Experience | PBS On July 4, 1826, a day when America was celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, founding fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams passed away within hours of each other. Historians comment on this remarkable coincidence. http://www.pbs.org/amex/adams Voices: David McCullough, historian Joseph Ellis, historian Miles Neff, narration Produced by: Greg Shea Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, American Revolution, American presidents, fourth of july, independence, American Experience, WGBH 3:47 adams_02 American Experience executive producer Mark Samels discusses viewer emails about two of the past season's most popular programs. Thu, 8 Jun 2006 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/samels_03.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Behind the Scenes: Season 18 viewer mail | American Experience | PBS American Experience executive producer Mark Samels discusses viewer emails with production coordinator Vanessa Ruiz, describing production and editorial decisions on two of the season's most popular programs, John and Abigail Adams and The Boy in the Bubble. They also discuss upcoming shows slated for 2006-07, airing Monday nights on PBS. http://www.pbs.org/amex/ Voices: Mark Samels, executive producer Vanessa Ruiz, production coordinator Simon Russell Beale, actor (John Adams) Linda Emond, actress (Abigail Adams) Elaine Potts, nutritionist Carol Ann Vetter Demaret, David Vetter's mother Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. viewer mail, John and Abigail Adams, The Boy in the Bubble, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 19:49 samels_03 American Experience executive producer Mark Samels and German filmmaker Michael Kloft discuss "The Man Behind Hitler," a new documentary based on the 7,000-page diary kept by Nazi Joseph Goebbels. Thu, 18 May 2006 14:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/goebbels_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Behind the Scenes: The Man Behind Hitler | American Experience | PBS Mark Samels, executive producer of American Experience, discusses the making of "The Man Behind Hitler" with German producer Michael Kloft. Kloft explains how Nazi Joseph Goebbels' diary came to light, describes how the production team found rare historical footage, and explains how Goebbels' words and archival film footage of the Nazis were unified onscreen. Kloft and Samels also talk about Goebbels' personality, his propaganda success, his eventual downfall, and the reception of the documentary in Germany and the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/amex/goebbels Miles Neff, narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Nazi party, World War II, propaganda, documentaries, behind the scenes, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 26:22 goebbels_01 Workers and historians describe the construction of the world's longest suspension bridge above the dangerously churning waters at the entrance to San Francisco Bay. Thu, 11 May 2006 15:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/goldengate_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Golden Gate Bridge | American Experience | PBS On May 27, 1937, 200,000 people thronged to the newly-completed Golden Gate bridge and walked, climbed, roller-skated or cycled across. After 18 years of struggles to complete the bridge, San Francisco's jubilance was unrestrained. Chief engineer Joseph Strauss spent 13 years fighting political and design battles before he could break ground. The bridge's construction was a model of safety -- until a terrible accident took ten lives in February 1937. By the time the bridge was complete, Strauss, his team of designers and his construction crews had built what has since been called one of the "Seven Wonders of the Modern World." http://www.pbs.org/amex/goldengate Voices: Walter Vestnys, iron worker Skip Lambert, son of Slim Lambert Richard Dillon, author Stephen Cassady, author Miles Neff, narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Golden Gate Bridge, Joseph Strauss, bridge, construction, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 5:51 goldengate_01 Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting, a sport that was traditionally a male domain. Thu, 4 May 2006 21:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/oakley_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Annie Oakley | American Experience | PBS Annie Oakley thrilled audiences around the world with her daring shooting, a sport that was traditionally a male domain. Her life spanned years of tremendous change for American women. Program interviewees explore Annie Oakley's attitude toward women's issues. http://www.pbs.org/amex/oakley Voices: Mary Zeiss Stange, professor of women's studies R.L. Wilson, firearms historian Virginia Scharff, historian Shirl Kasper, biographer Elliott West, historian Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Annie Oakley, Wild West Show, sharpshooter, performer, the West, womanhood, guns, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 5:03 oakley_01 A conflict in Texas pitted brother against brother and devastated the community. Mon, 1 May 2006 16:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/alamo_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Remember the Alamo | American Experience | PBS In the early 1830s Texas was about to explode. Although under Mexican rule, the region was home to more than 20,000 U.S. settlers agitated by what they saw as restrictive Mexican policies. Mexican officials, concerned with illegal trading and immigration, were prepared to fight hard to keep the province under their control. Caught in the middle were the area's 4,000 Mexican Texans or Tejanos. With war on the horizon, the Tejanos had to pick a side. http://www.pbs.org/amex/alamo Voices: Andres Tijerina, historian Jesus F. De La Teja, historian Gregg Cantrell, historian James E. Crisp, historian Harry Watson, historian Anastacio Bueno, historian Miles Neff, narration Produced by: Vanessa Ezersky Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Alamo, Jose Antonio Navarro, independence, Texas, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 4:55 alamo_01 In the late 1960s, Native Alaskans sought a land claims settlement from Congress before work began on the Alaska Pipeline. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/pipeline_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Alaska Pipeline | American Experience | PBS In the late 1960s, Native Alaskans sought a land claims settlement from Congress before work began on the Alaska Pipeline. William Hensley, a key player in the land claims movement, describes what the pipeline meant to Native Alaskans and the legacy of the 1971 Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act. http://www.pbs.org/amex/pipeline Voices: William Hensley, co-founder, Alaska Federation of Natives Howard Weaver, journalist Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Ravi Jain Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Alaska Pipeline, Alaska Federation of Natives, Alaska Native Land Claims Settlement Act, history, PBS, WGBH 6:39 pipeline_01 The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 remains a point of reference for earthquake science and building safety even today. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 4:40:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/earthquake_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Great San Francisco Earthquake | American Experience | PBS The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 remains a point of reference for earthquake science and building safety even today. Chris Poland, chair of a conference of earthquake professionals marking the 100th anniversary of the quake, responds to the film "The Great San Francisco Earthquake" and describes what could happen if a similar quake were to occur near San Francisco today. http://www.pbs.org/amex/earthquake Voices: Dorthea Klahn, earthquake eyewitness Sam Faix, earthquake eyewitness Cora Luchetti, earthquake eyewitness Alice Sue Fun, earthquake eyewitness F. Murray Abraham, narration William Randolph Hearst (archival) Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. earthquakes, San Francisco, civil engineering, American Experience, history, PBS, WGBH 9:29 earthquake_01 Carol Anne Vetter Demaret, the mother of a boy born with severe immunodeficiency who was placed in a protective bubble, talks about the events leading up to her son David's birth. Thu, 6 Apr 2006 19:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/bubble_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation The Boy in the Bubble | American Experience | PBS When Carol Anne and David Vetter lost their son David Joseph to Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, or SCID, in 1970, the field of immunology was in its infancy, and not much was known about the devastating disease. But it created a dilemma for couples like the Vetters: in trying to create a family, would they be running a genetic risk? http://www.pbs.org/amex/bubble Voices: Carol Anne Vetter Demeret, David's mother Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. severe combined immunodeficiency, medical ethics, boy in the bubble, American Experience, History, PBS, WGBH 7:02 bubble_01 Actor Christopher Plummer brings Eugene O'Neill's words to life in a new documentary on O'Neill, America's greatest playwright. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/oneill_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Eugene O'Neill | American Experience | PBS For his documentary on playwright Eugene O'Neill, filmmaker Ric Burns found A-list stage and screen talent to bring O'Neill's characters to life. Reknowned actor Christopher Plummer performs a monologue as the character James Tyrone from "A Long Day's Journey Into Night." http://www.pbs.org/amex/oneill Voices: Christopher Plummer, actor Miles Neff, podcast narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Eugene O'Neill Christopher Plummer Ric Burns drama theater acting biography American Experience WGBH 6:44 oneill_01 In 1906 Harry Thaw murdered Stanford White over the beautiful showgirl Evelyn Nesbit. The gripping New York society scandal was reported "to the ends of the civilized globe." Thu, 16 Mar 2006 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/century_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Murder of the Century | American Experience | PBS The 1906 murder of New York architect Stanford White by Harry Thaw, heir to a Pittsburgh railroad fortune, was a story that had everything: money, power, class, love, rage, and revenge. In the middle of the love triangle was an object of endless public fascination: the beautiful showgirl Evelyn Nesbit. For author Brendan Gill, the story shed light on the particular decadence of New York's gilded age. http://www.pbs.org/amex/century Voices: Brendan Gill, author Benjamen Walker, podcast narration Produced by: Benjamen Walker Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Brendan Gill, Stanford White, Harry Thaw, Evelyn Nesbit, Gibson girl, murder, New York society, biography, television, American Experience, WGBH, history 4:13 century_01 Executive producer Mark Samels previews two new programs coming to American Experience this spring, Monday nights at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/samels_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation A preview of American Experience's spring programs on PBS | American Experience | PBS Mark Samels, executive producer of American Experience, discusses two films coming to the series on PBS this spring: Ric Burns' Eugene O'Neill, and The Boy in the Bubble from Barak Goodman. http://www.pbs.org/amex/oneill http://www.pbs.org/amex/bubble Voices: Robert Sean Leonard, performing the role of Edmund from "Long Day's Journey Into Night" Al Pacino, performing the role of Hickey from "The Iceman Cometh" Patricia M. Bealmear, Ph.D. Raphael Wilson, Ph.D. Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Major corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by public television viewers. Mark Samels, medical ethics, American dramatists, Eugene O'Neill, play, biography, television, American Experience, WGBH, history 6:08 samels_02 September 6, 1970 gave birth to a new era of terrorism. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 14:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/hijacked_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Hijacked | American Experience | PBS Wanting to attract attention to the Palestinian cause and secure the release of several of their comrades, members of a militant Palestinian group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, hijacked five commercial airplanes in September 1970, then spectacularly blew four of them up. http://www.pbs.org/amex/hijacked Voices: Rudi Swinkels, purser Rivke Berkowitz, passenger Walter Cronkite, journalist (archival) Marvin Kalb, journalist Talcott Seelye, State Department John Sheehan, CBC reporter (archival) Unidentified reporter (archival) Unidentified terrorist (archival) Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. hijacked, skyjacking, airplanes, terrorism, Palestine, Israel, 1970, Revolution Airport, television, American Experience, WGBH, history 2:45 hijacked_01 After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. Kate Stone of Louisiana and Fan Butler of Georgia were two young women who found their family plantations in ruins. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 18:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/reconstruction_02.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation Reconstruction: The Second Civil War: Plantations in Ruins | American Experience | PBS Some Americans saw Reconstruction as a chance to build a new nation out of the ashes of war and slavery. Others vowed to wage a new war to protect their way of life, and a racial order they believed ordained by God. Bitter enemies, North and South, had to be reconciled. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of a nation that had ignored them for centuries. In some ways, it was harder than winning the war. Kate Stone of Louisiana and Fan Butler of Georgia were born into privilege, but returned after the war to find their family plantations in ruins. Watch the full program online! http://www.pbs.org/amex/reconstruction Voices: Karen MacDonald, voice of Kate Stone and Fan Butler Drew Gilpin Faust, historian Edward L. Ayers, historian Nell Irvin Painter, historian Dana D. Nelson, historian David W. Blight, historian Miles Neff, podcast narration Director of New Media: Maria Daniels American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston. Major funding for American Experience is provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. National corporate funding is provided by Liberty Mutual and The Scotts Company. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. Reconstruction, Civil War, plantation owners, planter class, Kate Stone, Fan Butler, Pierce Butler, sharecropping, television, American Experience, WGBH, history 5:28 reconstruction_02 After the Civil War, North and South had to reconcile. And four million former slaves had to be brought into the life of the nation. John Roy Lynch, a former slave from Mississippi, was elected to Congress, where he challenged whites' deepest beliefs about race and class. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:00:00 EST http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/np/redir/http://www-tc.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rss/media/reconstruction_01.mp3 American Experience/WGBH Educational Foundation