American Experience RSS feed for WLIW programming.http://watch.wliw.orgen-ushttp://watch.wliw.orgFri, 10 Feb 2012 13:03:12 -0500Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:03:12 -0500http://watch.wliw.org/video/2157936099/Take a boat through the Panama canal with this time-lapse video of the locks in action.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2157936099/10/21/2011Take a boat through the Panama canal with this time-lapse video of the locks in action.HistoryHistoryWorldWorldCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2157796017/From the program "TR, the Story of Theodore Roosevelt," an animation of the locks system of the Panama Canal demonstrates how a ship would travel across the Panamanian Isthmus. This "lake and lock" canal was favored by Roosevelt, who Chief Engineer George Goethals called "the real builder of the Panama Canal."http://watch.wliw.org/video/2157796017/10/21/2011An animation demonstrating the lock system of the Panama Canal.HistoryHistoryWorldWorldCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157132/This 1940s bonus video shows a Pennsylvania Dutch family in Lancaster County working in a field with no modern machinery. Not all Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish, and this family does not seem to be Amish due to their head coverings and clothing.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157132/01/10/2012This 1940s video shows a Pennsylvania Dutch family working without modern machinery.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157125/This 1940s footage from Lancaster County shows Pennsylvania Dutch candy makers rolling and molding hard candy. Not all Pennsylvania Dutch are Amish, and the flowery and colorful clothing of these candy makers confirm their non-Amish status.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157125/01/19/2012This 1940s footage shows Pennsylvania Dutch rolling and molding hard candy.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2188638724/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 most open, individualistic societies on earth. What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our fascination with the Amish say about deep American values?http://watch.wliw.org/video/2188638724/01/20/2012A preview of "The Amish," an intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2186316678/What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past? And what does our fascination with the Amish say about deep American values?http://watch.wliw.org/video/2186316678/01/12/2012What does the future hold for a community whose existence is so rooted in the past?Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157120/This video from the 1940s shows the Amish Huyard family harvesting wheat and tobacco using traditional methods. The film was taken by friend of the family Charles Noss, a photographer who worked at the nearby Hershey chocolate factory in Pennsylvania. Shortly after this was taken, most Amish groups were forbidden from posing for photographs and videos.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157120/01/10/2012This 1940s video shows the Amish Huyard family harvesting using traditional methods.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2192070294/In 1988, Bill Clinton bungled the biggest speech of his young career during the Democratic National Convention. Harry Thomason, Arkansas-born television and film producer and longtime friend of the Clintons, remembers the ill-received speech and his wife Linda's idea to have Clinton redeem himself by going on the Johnny Carson show.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2192070294/02/01/2012In 1988, Clinton bungled the biggest speech of his young career.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2166293403/A behind the scenes look at American Experience's newest Presidential Biography, "Clinton."http://watch.wliw.org/video/2166293403/11/10/2011A behind the scenes look at American Experience's newest Presidential biography.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2192396555/Explore the history of an American president who rose from a broken childhood to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history. 2/20/2012http://watch.wliw.org/video/2192396555/02/02/2012Premieres Monday, February 20, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryModernModernUnited StatesUnited StatesNews & Public AffairsNews & Public AffairsBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesPoliticsPoliticsPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167756756/A biography of a president who rose from a broken childhood in Arkansas to become one of the most successful politicians in modern American history, and one of the most complex and conflicted characters to ever stride across the public stage. "Clinton" premieres February 20th and 21st, 2012.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167756756/11/16/2011An extended preview of "Clinton," premiering February 20th and 21st, 2012.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398181/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. Wise gave each year's gathering a theme, with high spectacle and outrageous competitions. Wise emcees a men's fashion show during the 1957 Jubilee -- and grants a Chicago woman's wish.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398181/11/14/2011Wise emcees a men's fashion show during the '57 Jubilee and grants a Chicago woman's wish.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398183/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. Wise gave each year's gathering a theme, with high spectacle and outrageous competitions -- often for glamorous prizes. In this 1960 Jubilee video, unexpected four-wheeled prizes inspire mania.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398183/11/14/2011In this 1960 Jubilee video, unexpected four-wheeled prizes inspire mania.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398223/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. For the 1960 Jubilee, participants follow instructions to paint a pair of massive patriotic portraits.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398223/11/16/2011For the 1960 Jubilee, participants follow instructions to paint a patriotic portrait.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398214/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. Wise gave each year's gathering a theme, with high spectacle and outrageous competitions. In this 1956 film, the Wish Fairy grants a sleek wish to a Jubilee attendee.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398214/11/14/2011The Wish Fairy grants a sleek wish to a 1956 Jubilee attendee.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2193535057/Using interviews with Tupperware executives and dealers from the early days and wonderful, little-seen footage of Tupperware Jubilees, this funny, probing program re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2193535057/02/07/2012Tupperware! rebroadcasts February 14, 2012.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398179/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. In this 1957 Jubilee video, organizers present foreign lands -- and illustrate some of the era's cultural stereotypes.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398179/11/14/2011Organizers illustrated some of the era's cultural stereotypes during the 1957 Jubilee.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157101/Earl Tupper patented a method of washing articles of clothing in 1980. Hear former Tupperware executive Gary McDonald's story of how Tupper described this invention.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2184157101/02/01/2012Former Tupperware executive Gary McDonald describes an Earl Tupper invention.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398196/In 1954, Brownie Wise inaugurated the Tupperware Homecoming Jubilee. Tupperware dealers from across the country came to the company's Kissimmee, Florida, headquarters for classes and motivational events. Wise gave each year's gathering a theme, with high spectacle and outrageous competitions -- often for glamorous prizes. In this video, awardees wear turbans at the 1961 Tupperabia Jubilee.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167398196/11/14/2011In this video, awardees wear turbans at the 1961 Tupperabia Jubilee.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1899949355/The story of the 1961 Freedom Rides through America's Deep South for Civil Rights.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1899949355/04/28/2011Rebroadcasts Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. ET. Check your local listings.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1925571160/The story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists called Freedom Riders who in 1961 challenged segregation in the American South.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1925571160/05/17/2011The story behind civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodehttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2189526482/The story of Jesse James remains one of America's most cherished myths... and one of its most wrong-headed. A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal; America's own Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich, but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2189526482/01/24/2012The first chapter of American Experience's "Jesse James," broadcasting January 31.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/18036565/The story of Jesse James remains one of America's most cherished myths... and one of its most wrong-headed. A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal; America's own Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich, but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself.http://watch.wliw.org/video/18036565/10/04/2011The story of Jesse James remains one of America's most cherished myths.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2191652091/A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal; America's own Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich, but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2191652091/02/01/2012A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2015-01-31http://watch.wliw.org/video/2191652059/Annie Oakley excelled in a man's world by doing what she loved, and won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2191652059/02/01/2012Annie Oakley won fame and fortune as the little lady who never missed a shot.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2015-01-31http://watch.wliw.org/video/2181064033/She was the toast of Victorian London, New York, and Paris. She was "adopted" by Indian chief Sitting Bull, charmed the Prince of Prussia, and entertained the likes of Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria. Annie Oakley excelled in a man's world by doing what she loved, and won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2181064033/12/28/2011Annie Oakley won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2189526479/The first chapter of American Experience's "Annie Oakley," the toast of Victorian London, New York, and Paris. She was "adopted" by Indian chief Sitting Bull, charmed the Prince of Prussia, and entertained the likes of Oscar Wilde and Queen Victoria. Annie Oakley excelled in a man's world by doing what she loved, and won fame and fortune as the little lady from Ohio who never missed a shot.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2189526479/01/24/2012The first chapter of American Experience's "Annie Oakley," broadcasting January 31.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2060262059/Celebrated as a man who took control of his own destiny, Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the town-taming marshal responsible for bringing the forces of law, order and civilization to the Wild West.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2060262059/07/18/2011Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the marshal responsible for taming the Wild West.HistoryHistoryVictorianVictorianPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/1114357064/Born around 1820, Geronimo grew into a leading warrior and healer. But after his tribe was relocated to an Arizona reservation in 1872, he became a focus of the fury of terrified white settlers, and of the growing tensions that divided Apaches struggling to survive under almost unendurable pressures.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1114357064/09/14/2010Born around 1820, Geronimo grew into a leading warrior and healer.HistoryHistoryBiography & ProfilesBiography & ProfilesUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianEpisodeend=2012-05-04http://watch.wliw.org/video/1390089466/Celebrated as a man who took control of his own destiny, Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the town-taming marshal responsible for bringing the forces of law, order and civilization to the Wild West.http://watch.wliw.org/video/1390089466/09/14/2010Wyatt Earp came to epitomize the marshal responsible for taming the Wild West.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyPeople & ProfilesPeople & ProfilesHistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesVictorianVictorianEpisodeend=2013-01-25http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167682612/The final act of General George Custer's larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history. Part of the Wild West collection, Custer's Last Stand premieres on American Experience January 17, 2012.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167682612/11/16/2011Preview of Custer's Last Stand, premiering on American Experience January 17, 2012.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167969473/A behind the scenes look at American Experience film "Custer's Last Stand," premiering January 17, 2012 at 8 pm ET.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167969473/11/16/2011A behind the scenes look at "Custer's Last Stand," premiering January 17, 2012.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2164012157/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.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2164012157/11/10/2011A time-lapse video taken by the "Custer's Last Stand" production team on June 28, 2011.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2185377825/The first chapter of Custer's Last Stand, premiering January 17 at 8/7C. Like everything else about General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama. In the end, his death would launch one of the greatest myths in American history.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2185377825/01/10/2012The first chapter of Custer's Last Stand, premiering January 17 at 8/7C.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2164012159/Taken by the production team for "Custer's Last Stand," this time-lapse shot was taken at 5 am in -7 degree Fahrenheit weather. "We were all bundled with serious foot and hand warmers running through the snow for the perfect shot," says associate producer Lauren DeFilippo.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2164012159/11/10/2011This time-lapse shot was taken at 5 am in -7 degree weather by the Custer production team.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2163821987/On location at the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in Hot Springs, South Dakota, the production team for "Custer's Last Stand" shot four riders, but in post production composited the riders to look like many.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2163821987/11/10/2011A composite shot from the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary in Hot Springs, SD.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2186572157/General George Custer, his martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions. The final act of his larger-than-life career played out on a grand stage with a spellbound public engrossed in the drama.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2186572157/01/18/2012George Custer's martyrdom was shrouded in controversy and contradictions.Culture & SocietyCulture & SocietyHistoryHistoryEpisodeend=2015-01-17http://watch.wliw.org/video/2181241931/Writer Mark Lee Gardner performs a ballad about Billy the Kid during his interview for the film.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2181241931/12/28/2011Mark Lee Gardner performs a ballad about Billy the Kid during his interview for the film.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2148582748/An outlaw with a deadly reputation, Billy the Kid was gunned down by an ambitious sheriff on July 14, 1881. First demonized by the lawman who killed him, the Kid was soon mythologized by a never-ending stream of dime store romances and big-screen dramas.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2148582748/11/10/2011The story of Billy the Kid, an outlaw with a deadly reputation.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2183115231/The first chapter of American Experience's Billy the Kid, premiering January 10 at 9/8C.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2183115231/01/03/2012The first chapter of Billy the Kid, premiering January 10.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesSegmenthttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2167662764/In January 2012, American Experience presents the Wild West Collection: Billy the Kid, Custer's Last Stand, Wyatt Earp, Geronimo, Annie Oakley, and Jesse James.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2167662764/11/16/2011In January 2012, American Experience presents the Wild West Collection.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2185484678/A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it, who, in just a few short years transformed himself from a skinny orphan boy to the most feared man in the West and an enduring western icon.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2185484678/01/11/2012A fascinating look at the myth and the man behind it.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesEpisodeend=2015-01-08http://watch.wliw.org/video/2170917896/Our 2012 season is announced with a special video from Executive Producer Mark Samels. We hope you enjoy our upcoming season, which kicks off with our "Wild West Collection" on your local PBS station January 10 at 9/8C.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2170917896/11/28/2011Our 2012 season is announced with a special video from Executive Producer Mark Samels.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesPromotionhttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2164040370/From the "Billy the Kid" production team, a time-lapse video from the point of view of a train streaming across the Western landscape.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2164040370/11/10/2011A time-lapse video from the "Billy the Kid" production team.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2151510922/Captain Harry Truman's leadership during his first clash with the Germans made his men look at him in an entirely new light. "After a while they began to realize that this fellow with the eyeglasses and the bank clerk look about him was in fact a man of real determination," says David McCullough.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2151510922/11/01/2011Truman's leadership during WWII made his men look at him in a new light.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2157025054/HW Bush acted to initiate a war in Iraq instead of imposing economic sanctions, drawing criticism from the American people and members of Congress.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2157025054/11/01/2011HW Bush initiated a war in Iraq instead of imposing economic sanctions.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2148904263/President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty." "His vision was of helping the disadvantaged to help themselves," Robert Dallek says.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2148904263/11/01/2011President Johnson took on the economy by waging a "war on poverty."HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589424/President Nixon kept an "enemies list" of those who criticized him. He had these enemies targeted for tax audits or trailed by private detectives, and hired the "plumbers" to stop leaks.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589424/11/01/2011President Nixon kept an "enemies list" of those who criticized him.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2155313834/The spotlight did not appeal to Bess Truman. "She would return home to Independence as often as possible, leaving the President feeling very alone, often desolate," says historian David McCullough. "It's hard for some people to understand what she was like, and why the President was so devoted to her."http://watch.wliw.org/video/2155313834/11/01/2011The spotlight did not appeal to first lady Bess Truman.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589453/When a new wave of striking unions shut down industries, Truman threatened to draft strikers into the army. "It was as high-handed, as unconstitutional, a measure as imaginable," says biographer David McCullough. "But he meant it."http://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589453/11/10/2011When railroad workers went on strike, Truman threatened to draft them into the army.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2155177289/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 mislead and tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR told a friend.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2155177289/11/01/2011"I am perfectly willing to... tell untruths if it will help win the war," FDR said.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2160226429/Rosalynn Carter was a major figure in her husband's campaigns and policy meetings. "She wanted to be more than a fashion plate and somebody who gave teas," says historian E. Stanly Godbold.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2160226429/11/01/2011Rosalynn Carter was a major figure in her husband's campaigns and policy meetings.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2151510942/In the spring of 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi, jeopardizing an upcoming arms control summit in Moscow.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2151510942/11/01/2011In 1972, Nixon took a risk and responded to North Vietnamese aggression by bombing Hanoi.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2157068821/Jimmy Carter learned punctuality, discipline, and order from his time in the Navy. Six years of hard work earned him the position of Senior Officer of the U.S.S. Seawolf.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2157068821/11/01/2011Jimmy Carter learned punctuality, discipline, and order from his time in the Navy.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2149619992/The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention. "It was in the minds of many delegates that whoever was nominated for Vice President could very well become President within the next four years," said Senator Harry Byrd.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2149619992/11/01/2011The focus was on the Vice Presidency during the 1944 Democratic National Convention.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589493/In the early 1990s, George H.W. Bush was faced with growing economic insecurity. But Bush believed there was little he could do.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2156589493/11/01/2011In the early 1990s, George H.W. Bush was faced with growing economic insecurity.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2156415939/Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War, and refused to explain the 12-day "Christmas Bombing" to the American people. "He thought it was diplomatically vital that he make this look as cold an operation as possible," says speechwriter Ray Price.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2156415939/11/01/2011Nixon decided to use force to end the Vietnam War with "the Christmas Bombing."HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2155196146/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.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2155196146/11/01/2011After WWII, Truman watched most of Eastern Europe fall to the Communist "Iron Curtain."HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2151662374/Barbara Bush, Colin Powell, James A. Baker III, Mary Matalin and others discuss Bush's ads and strategy against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2151662374/11/01/2011A discussion of Bush's strategy against Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesCliphttp://watch.wliw.org/video/2160013166/Jimmy Carter campaigned on a platform on honesty at a time when the nation sorely needed it. "The country had been through a horrible time, and Jimmy Carter represented honesty and decency," said journalist John Farrell.http://watch.wliw.org/video/2160013166/11/01/2011Carter campaigned on a platform on honesty at a time when the nation sorely needed it.HistoryHistoryUnited StatesUnited StatesClip