Episode guide
American Experience: Season 32
8 episodes · first aired Jan 6, 2020
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- 1 McCarthy Jan 6, 2020 · 55m McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
- 2 The Poison Squad Jan 28, 2020 · 55m The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.
- 3 The Man Who Tried to Feed The World Apr 21, 2020 · 55m Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have…
- 4 George W. Bush (Part 1) May 4, 2020 · 55m The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the…
- 5 George W. Bush (Part 2) May 5, 2020 · 55m George W. Bush, part two continues through Bush’s second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great…
- 6 Mr. Tornado May 19, 2020 · 55m Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to…
- 7 The Vote (Part 1) Jul 6, 2020 · 55m One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a…
- 8 The Vote (Part 2) Jul 7, 2020 · 55m Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the vote.