American Experience - My Lai
The Presidents: Jimmy Carter
A peanut farmer who rose to become America's thirty-ninth president, Jimmy Carter was a failure in his single term in office. He turned to humanitarian work as an ex-president.
Air date: 02/21/2011
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Billy the Kid
A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.
Air date: 01/10/2012
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Roads to Memphis
The international manhunt for the killer of Martin Luther King.
Air date: 05/03/2010
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Robert E. Lee
The life and reputation of the Confederate general of the American Civil War whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death.
Air date: 04/03/2011
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The Presidents: LBJ
Sworn in after the assassination of JFK, Lyndon Johnson pushed progressive programs like the Civil Rights Act through Congress and won a term as president before the Vietnam War eroded his support.
Air date: 10/09/2008
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