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Who is the Enemy? Revolutionary Iran
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Americans were held hostage at the US Embassy in Iran after Carter welcomed the Shah into the United States for medical treatment in 1979. "It was a defining event," says P...
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Who is the Enemy? The Soviet Threat
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The delegations of Communist leader Mikhail Gorbachev and President Reagan met in Geneva in 1985. "The President, from the very start, started to speak in a kind of lecturi...
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Who is the Enemy? Communism
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After WWII, Truman watched most of Eastern Europe fall to the Communist "Iron Curtain." "I do not think we should play compromise any longer," Truman wrote.
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Who is the Enemy? Inflation
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Jimmy Carter attempted to stop runaway inflation with a White House press conference in 1978. "Carter implored labor and business leaders to keep wages and prices down, and...
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Who is the Enemy? Imperial Japan
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken "knowing the navy was caught unawares."
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Who is the Enemy? Sizing up Stalin
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Truman's first impression of Joseph Stalin was favorable. "Truman had that very American idea," says historian David McCullough, "that if he could just meet the fellow, sha...
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Who is the Enemy? Fear Itself
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President Roosevelt's inaugural address filled the American people with confidence in their new leader. "They hear coming through their loudspeakers this voice so filled wi...
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Sunset at Pryor Creek Ranch
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This time-lapse video was taken by the "Custer's Last Stand" production team on June 28, 2011 at Pryor Creek Ranch in Huntley, Montana.
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Amish Preview
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A preview of "The Amish," an intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life. The film examines how such a closed and communal culture has thrived within one of the ...
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Creating a Reason to Go to War
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President Roosevelt did not tell Congress or the American people the truth behind the Greer incident that led to US involvement in World War II. "I am perfectly willing to ...
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