"The Grandest Job in the World," focused on the first two terms of Roosevelt's presidency and explored the central paradox of his presidency: that a man of privilege came to be a hero to a vast and varied coalition of ordinary Americans and a villain to members of his own social class. The episode moved inside the Oval Office to show FDR's response to the massive problems posed by the Great Depression, and out to the heartland to document how his programs and personal style--ebullient, risk-taking and surprisingly cunning--restored hope to Americans who had lost hope. This section also looked at how FDR engineered the "splendid deception" that hid the extent of his physical disability from the American people and how his relationship with his wife affected both his personal and political life. The last section, "The Juggler," was devoted to the wartime years, using FDR's remarkable correspondence with Winston Churchill to chart the calculated and even devious path by which the American president maneuvered support for England before he led his country through the greatest war in history. This segment also traced FDR's management of the war, including his growing personal ties to Churchill and his relationship with Stalin and the Soviet Union, and explored Eleanor's attempt to convince him to maintain the principles of the New Deal, despite the pressures of war.

"The Grandest Job in the World," focused on the first two terms of Roosevelt's presidency and explored the central paradox of his presidency: that a man of privilege came to be a hero to a vast and varied coalition of ordinary Americans and a villain to members of his own social class. The episode moved inside the Oval Office to show FDR's response to the massive problems posed by the Great Depression, and out to the heartland to document how his programs and personal style--ebullient, risk-taking and surprisingly cunning--restored hope to Americans who had lost hope. This section also looked at how FDR engineered the "splendid deception" that hid the extent of his physical disability from the American people and how his relationship with his wife affected both his personal and political life. The last section, "The Juggler," was devoted to the wartime years, using FDR's remarkable correspondence with Winston Churchill to chart the calculated and even devious path by which the American president maneuvered support for England before he led his country through the greatest war in history. This segment also traced FDR's management of the war, including his growing personal ties to Churchill and his relationship with Stalin and the Soviet Union, and explored Eleanor's attempt to convince him to maintain the principles of the New Deal, despite the pressures of war.

Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town - and of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town - and America - were transformed. America - were transformed.

Revisit New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.

Revisit New York in 1970, when student protestors against the Vietnam War violently clashed with construction workers, ushering in a new political and cultural divide that would redefine the American political landscape.

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century; featuring dozens of historians and former colleagues.

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.