143 media results found for 'president'
After the divisive, destructive Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had a plan to reconcile the country and make it whole again. Then he got shot, and Andrew Johnson took over as president. That's when the disagreements between Johnson and Congress ensured...Read More
Examines the innovation of the cochlear implant and the debate it has caused in the Deaf community, especially the issue of parents implanting their children. Explains their function, how they are used, and surgical procedures necessary to insert ...Read More
Host John Green teaches viewers about the Reagan Era. Mainly, it covers the eight years during which a former actor who had also been governor of the state of California was president of the United States. John will teach you about Reagan’s electi...Read More
Let's learn about the presidency of Andrew Jackson. His election was more democratic than any previous presidential election. Jackson was a well-known war hero, and he was elected over his longtime political enemy, John Quincy Adams. Once Jackson ...Read More
Were Neil Armstrong's words scripted by NASA when he stepped on the moon? Did NASA invent Velcro and Teflon during the Apollo program? Did President Kennedy try to work together with the Soviet Union to get a man on the moon? This episode examines...Read More
It’s an unthinkable idea. Is it possible that Russian President Vladimir Putin would use nuclear weapons as part of the Ukrainian conflict? In this political documentary about the war in Ukraine, esteemed British broadcaster Jon Snow explores the ...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. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation o...Read More
On March 6, 1906, four people were executed in the streets for the attempted assassination of the then-president of Colombia, Rafael Reyes. The representation in images of this event is considered the beginning of cinema in Colombia. Dive into a d...Read More
Students will study how a major shift in American consciousness under President Truman concerning civil rights lead to some of the greatest civil rights movement the nation has ever seen. This time period sees an end to the "separate but equal" do...Read More
What is the future of human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race? What does humanity gain by venturing into the solar system? Three events are key moments in the conquest of space: the ...Read More
Hosted by Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss and featuring Lincoln biographer Dr. Ronald C. White, Jr., this video examines President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, which Lincoln termed to be his "greatest speech" and his "best eff...Read More
Who is responsible for delinquent kids? "ABC News" correspondent John Stossel gathers opinions in the debate over accountability for a child's delinquent actions. He talks with parents, children, teens, and the presiding judges who hand down rulin...Read More
Archival film helps chronicle the presidencies of Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and John F. Kennedy. Discusses Truman's use of the atomic bomb in Japan to end World War II, the rise of the Cold War between America and the Soviet Union, t...Read More
Highlights the terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the President who was in office longer than any other man. Uses archival film to emphasize his two major accomplishments: pulling the economy out of the Great Depression and steering the nation throu...Read More
In the critical years after the Civil War and the death of Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, and Rutherford B. Hayes were less than effective Presidents. Johnson escaped impeachment by one Senate vote, Grant's administration was ...Read More
