Episode guide
American Experience: Season 4
13 episodes · first aired Sep 30, 1991
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- 1 LBJ (1) Sep 30, 1991 · 55m LBJ's career started in 1938 when he was elected a congressman, one of the youngest ever. He was elected to the Senate in 1948 under a cloud of suspicion. LBJ won by only 87 votes. In…
- 2 LBJ (2) Sep 30, 1991 · 55m Lyndon Johnson's ascension to the Presidency and the controversial events of his tenure such as the Great Society and the Vietnam War are chronicled here.
- 3 The Massachusetts 54th Colored Infantry Oct 7, 1991 · 55m The first officially formed regiment of northern black soldiers who fought in the Civil War, the 54th's roster included shopkeepers, clerks, cobblers and seamen. They knew the eyes of the…
- 4 Scandalous Mayor Oct 28, 1991 · 55m James Michael Curley dominated Boston's politics for almost half a century, building a sophisticated political machine based on rhetoric, old-fashioned patronage and sheer personal will…
- 5 The Johnstown Flood Nov 4, 1991 · 55m By an abandoned earthen dam, at a mountain resort 14 miles up the valley, the leaders of industry and their families created an exclusive summer retreat. But the structure of the dam was…
- 6 Pearl Harbor: Surprise and Remembrance Nov 11, 1991 · 55m The shock of what happened on December 7, 1941 has made Pearl Harbor a synonym for deceit and unpreparedness. Produced for the 50th anniversary, this examination of events shows the attack…
- 7 G-Men: The Rise of J. Edgar Hoover Feb 24, 1992 · 55m The rise of the FBI from a minor government bureaucracy to the premiere law enforcement agency in the world under the controversial leadership of J. Edgar Hoover.
- 8 Duke Ellington: Reminiscing in Tempo Dec 9, 1991 · 55m At a time when black and white musicians rarely performed together, when black musicians were exploited by record companies, Ellington was an international star. He made the Cotton Club…
- 9 The Quiz Show Scandal Jan 6, 1992 · 55m When CBS premiered The $64,000 Question in 1955, the show was more than a hit; it was a national phenomenon. More quiz shows followed. What the audience was to learn, much later, was that…
- 10 Love in the Cold War Jan 13, 1992 · 55m Eugene Dennis fled to Moscow to avoid indictment and prison for his work for the American Communist Party in the late 1920s; his wife Peggy and 18-month-old son soon followed. In 1935…
- 11 Wild by Law Feb 10, 1992 · 55m For years there was no federal law to protect the shrinking wilderness from encroaching industry and tourism, until three men dedicated their lives to finding a remedy. Robert Marshall…
- 12 Barnum's Big Top Oct 14, 1991 · 55m P.T. Barnum was huckster, con man, promoter and entertainer. His American Museum featured ancient relics side by side with such "living curiosities" as lions, snakes, bearded ladies and…
- 13 In the White Man's Image Feb 17, 1992 · 55m In 1875, in St. Augustine, Florida, an ambitious experiment was conceived -- to teach Native Americans to become imitation white men. With the blessing of Congress, the first school for…