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 American Experience "The Presidents"
This fall,
American Experience
presents four more presidential profiles, offering an
intimate and compelling look at the men who have defined and
re-defined the modern presidency—and who led the country
through some of the most turbulent and consequential moments
in our history.
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“Reagan,”
a two-part biography airing Monday, Sept. 22 from 8-10 p.m.
and Monday, Sept. 29 from 8-10:30 p.m., examines the life
and career of one of the most popular presidents of the 20th
century—and one of the most controversial. |
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“Jimmy
Carter,” a three-hour special airing Monday, Oct. 6 from 8-11 p.m.,
traces the ascent of an ambitious country boy to the Oval
Office, his dramatic fall from grace—and his remarkable
resurrection as a humanitarian. |
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“Nixon,”
a three-hour portrait airing Monday, Oct. 13 from 8-11 p.m.,
tells the story of one of the most enigmatic modern
political figures—a man whose fateful combination of
strengths and weaknesses propelled him to the White House
and then brought him down. |
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“LBJ,”
a two-part profile airing Mondays, Oct. 20 and 27 from 8-10
p.m., looks at a poor, rural Texan who became a congressman,
senator, Vice President and President, only to see his
unprecedented social agenda undermined by a war he supported
and expanded but never understood. |
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