143 media results found for 'president'
This series covers America’s national politics at the beginning of the 20th century. It also specifically discusses the backgrounds of various presidents and significant historical events. Each title includes a pretest followed by historic foot...Read More
A documentary by Ken Burns which tells the story of the yearly recitation of the Gettysburg Address at the Greenwood School in Putney, Vermont. Each year the students are encouraged to memorize, practice, and recite the Gettysburg Address. In its...Read More
Seattle World's Fair organizers desperately wanted President John F. Kennedy to visit. He couldn’t, but he did glimpse the site. Proof lies in a recently discovered photograph taken in the shadow of the Space Needle. Part of the "Mossback's Northw...Read More
The New Deal was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to pull the United States out of the Great Depression. This episode features some of the most effective and best-known programs of the New Deal. Part of the "Crash Course U.S. History" series.
Sonia Sotomayor is an American lawyer and judge who became a justice on the United States Supreme Court. She was appointed to the court by President Barack Obama in 2009. Sotomayor was the first Hispanic person and the third woman to serve on the ...Read More
Madam C.J. Walker was the first African-American woman to become a millionaire. In the early 1900s she was the president of her own company, which made beauty products. Let's explore the extraordinary life of Madam C.J. Walker. Part of the "Influe...Read More
Saddam Hussein’s elite Republican Guard forces were on the run from American and British Army armored divisions. After the allied victory at the Battle of Medina Ridge, Saddam was afraid that the allies would push forward into Baghdad. President G...Read More
This episode outlines Americans' desire to explore the then unknown west of the early 1800's. President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 and recruited his own personal secretary Meriwether Lewis to pick a team...Read More
Mount Rushmore is a mountain in South Dakota. It is famous for the huge faces carved on its side. The faces are those of four U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. The sculpture and surround...Read More
Judge Douglas Ginsburg breaks down the questions asked on the naturalization test for U.S. citizenship. He discusses the historical, cultural, and social importance of each question. Let's take a look at some of the executive departments within th...Read More
Judge Douglas Ginsburg breaks down the questions asked on the naturalization test for U.S. citizenship. He discusses the historical, cultural, and social importance of each question. The Constitution names the president as the highest ranking mili...Read More
The Pentagirls get to record with the famous Worm. But this really big break starts to break up the band! In the next segment, Peg and Cat must save the nation from humiliation when the Vice President is stuck atop a monument that’s 170 feet--or m...Read More
When the USS Maine mysteriously blows up in Cuba's Havana Harbor, President McKinley declares war against Spain. Lt. Colonel Teddy Roosevelt leads his troops in a frontal assault up San Juan Hill. Part of the "Command Decisions" series. Please not...Read More
Holiday signs for all twelve months, starting with the New Year and ending with New Year’s Eve. Includes President’s Day, Valentine’s Day, St. :Patrick’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Halloween, Veteran’s Day, Thank...Read More
The Pearl Harbor attack intensified existing hostility towards Japanese Americans. As wartime hysteria mounted, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066 forcing over 120,000 West Coast persons of Japanese ancestry to leave their homes, jobs...Read More
Host Robin Russell visits Plains, Georgia, with special guests former president Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalyn Carter. Tours the newly renovated Plains Historic Inn & Antiques Mall, S.A.M. Shortline Excursion Train, Plains High School,...Read More
Documents Davy Crockett's life from his backwoods childhood to his death at the Alamo in 1836 at age 50. Reviews his friendship with Andrew Jackson, who later became the president of the United States. Photos and maps enhance Crockett as a histo...Read More
Maya uses a calendar to help identify America's national holidays. She begins in January with New Year's Day and shows how several ethnic groups celebrate it. Mentions Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence...Read More
Divides Washington's life into four parts. Explores his childhood in Virginia and success as a teenaged surveyor. Discusses his life as a soldier and a farmer, both which prepared him to become the leader of the American Revolution. Reflects on...Read More
Highlights the presidencies of the five men who led America in the early 20th century. Covers William H. Taft and the Progressive Party; Woodrow Wilson and World War I; Warren Harding's corrupt administration and the Teapot Dome scandal; Calvin C...Read More
The fourth and fifth Presidents of the United States were also the last of the Founding Fathers to become leaders of the country. Briefly chronicles the lives and political contributions of James Madison and James Monroe. Discusses the War of 18...Read More
Examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court--John Marshall and to his successor, Roger Taney. Marshall presided over one of the ...Read More
Chronicles the emergence of the United States from a British colony in 1620 to the selection of George Washington as the new nation's first president. Sequences significant events, such as the Puritans and the Salem witch trials, the Seven Years W...Read More
Examines the story of Chinese American achievement, integrating information about individuals into the larger context of American history, and emphasizing their contributions to American society and culture. Highlights U.S. Citizen Sun Yat-Sen bec...Read More
Visits with a student athlete who is swimming her way through her four years at the University of Florida. She discusses what it is like to be actively involved in a college sports program. Provides an overview of sororities and fraternities. A f...Read More
Part of the "Economics USA" series. In 1932 President Herbert Hoover spoke enthusiastically about financial recovery, while John Maynard Keynes expressed doubts. Keynes published "The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money" in 1936, displa...Read More
Tony Girafalco, Executive Vice President of the Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center in Pennsylvania, describes the opportunities a job seeker can look forward to after only two years of training for a career in advanced manufacturing or app...Read More
Theodore Roosevelt was a great lover of nature long before he became president. From boyhood throughout his adult life, Roosevelt's enthusiasm for conservation was encouraged and shaped by several influential figures. Early on, Roosevelt's uncle, ...Read More
During this trip through Albany and Saratoga Springs, New York, viewers will learn about five New York governors who would become U.S. Presidents. A visit to the USS Slater is also on the agenda. This ship helped protect against German U-boats. Ot...Read More
This episode offers viewers some extra footage of places that did not make the final cut for previous episodes. These extra stops includes a visit to Weeki Wachee Springs in Central Florida to swim with real mermaids. Viewers also tour the Pinball...Read More
This four-part interactive program discusses the beginning and significance of the United Nations in 1946. Historic footage adds impact to the highlights on Eleanor Roosevelt as a delegate to the first meeting; Ralph Bunche, the first African Ame...Read More
One 25-minute episode from the television drama series, Family Playhouse; and one 30-minute episode from the similar series, Family Theatre Presents. The Family Playhouse episode stars Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis. Raymond Burr stars in the Fa...Read More
