Season 9
(1996)
Cast
Episodes
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (1): The Long Campaign 0.0
October 6, 1996
TR is born into a wealthy New York family that has a strong sense of social justice. He fights his severe asthma throug…
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (2): The Bully Pulpit 0.0
October 6, 1996
After McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt becomes an "accidental" president. Seeing himself as a crusader, TR uses the …
The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie 0.0
January 20, 1997
A look at the poor emigrant boy who built a fortune in railroads and steel, and, unlike any industrialist of his time, …
Hawaii's Last Queen 0.0
January 27, 1997
Liliu'okalani moved easily between two worlds -- she had dined at the White House, had been a guest at Buckingham Palac…
The Telephone 0.0
February 3, 1997
At first rented only "to persons of good breeding," seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, within a d…
Big Dream, Small Screen 0.0
February 10, 1997
The little known story of Philo T. Farnsworth, a Utah farm boy who first sketched out his idea for electronic televisio…
New York Underground 0.0
February 17, 1997
It began with the blizzard of 1888 -- mountains of snow twenty feet high, horse cars and omnibuses abandoned, the city …
Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern 0.0
April 14, 1997
A story of the realities leading to the vanishing role of the family farm in the United States.
Around the World in 72 Days 0.0
April 28, 1997
At the age of nineteen, Nellie Bly talked her way into an improbable job on a newspaper, then went on to become "the be…
Gold Fever 0.0
May 12, 1997
The 1890's in America were desperate times. A depression brought bank and business failures and forced millions of men …
Vietnam: A Television History (Part 1 & 2) 0.0
May 26, 1997
"Vietnam: A Television History" begins by tracing the "Roots of a War" to French colonialism. "America's Mandarin" loo…
Vietnam: A Television History (3): LBJ Goes to War 0.0
June 2, 1997
LBJ Goes to War (1964-65) examines the escalating American involvement following the Tonkin Gulf Resolution. Interviewe…
Vietnam: A Television History (4): America Takes Charge 0.0
June 9, 1997
In "America Takes Charge (1965-67)," GIs recall combat experiences during the years of U.S. military escalation. Also: …
Vietnam: A Television History (5): America's Enemy 0.0
June 16, 1997
As "Vietnam: A Television History" continues, "America's Enemy (1954-67)" examines the escalating war from the point of…
Vietnam: A Television History (6): Tet 1968 0.0
June 23, 1997
Vietnam: A Television History": TV-news footage graphically recalls "Tet 1968," the bold North Vietnamese and Vietcong …
Vietnam: A Television History (7): Vietnamizing the War 0.0
June 30, 1997
"Vietnam: A Television History": The gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops and their replacement by the South Vietnamese ar…
Vietnam: A Television History (8): Cambodia and Laos 0.0
July 7, 1997
America's involvement in—and secret bombing of—Cambodia and Laos are chronicled as "Vietnam: A Television History" cont…
Vietnam: A Television History (9): Peace is at Hand 0.0
July 14, 1997
"Vietnam: A Television History": "Peace Is at Hand (1968-73)" recalls the peace negotiations in Paris, including Henry …
Vietnam: A Television History (10): Homefront USA 0.0
July 21, 1997
"Vietnam: A Television History - Homefront U.S.A.," traces the widening rift between supporters and opponents of the wa…
Vietnam: A Television History (11): The End of the Tunnel 0.0
July 28, 1997
"Vietnam: A Television History" concludes with "The End of the Tunnel," which recalls the 1973 Paris accords and the su…
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (3): The Good Fight 0.0
October 7, 1996
TR is just 46 years old when he is inaugurated as president. He builds the Panama Canal, wins the Nobel Prize for Peace…
T.R.: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (4): Black Care 0.0
October 7, 1996
TR opposes his old friend Taft for the 1912 Republican nomination. When Taft wins, TR runs for president with his own P…