American Experience Season 3 Episodes

Episode 1

Lindbergh

Mon, Oct 1, 199056 mins

After his famous flight, Charles Lindbergh becomes known to all the world but struggles with life in the limelight.

Episode 2

Nixon: Part I

Mon, Oct 15, 199056 mins

Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the first of three parts.

Episode 3

Richard Nixon: Part II

Mon, Oct 15, 199058 mins

Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the second of three parts.

Episode 4

Nixon: Part III

Mon, Oct 15, 199057 mins

Richard M. Nixon was one of American history's most powerful figures. Recalling events etched in U.S. memory, this three-hour program explores a fateful mix of strength and weakness that made him president, and then brought him down. Events revealing Nixon's distinctive signature in American politics, from a meteoric rise to Congress to the presidency and the morass of Watergate, unfold in three parts: The Quest, Triumph, and The Fall. This is the third of three parts.

Episode 5

God Bless America and Poland, Too

Mon, Oct 22, 1990

Polish immigration in the 1910s and the contributions of Poles to the United States.

Episode 6

Insanity on Trial

Mon, Oct 29, 1990

The assassination of President James Garfield in 1880 by Charles Guiteau, who believed his actions were ordained by God, resulted in a trial where the plea "innocent by reason of insanity" was used for the first time.

Episode 7

The Satellite Sky

Mon, Nov 5, 199058 mins

Episode 8

The Crash of 1929

Mon, Nov 19, 199055 mins

Examines the stock market crash of 1929 with interviews from descendants of several Wall Street insiders.

Episode 9

The Iron Road

Mon, Nov 26, 199056 mins

The building of the railroad between Sacramento, California and Omaha, Nebraska.

Episode 10

French Dance Tonight

Mon, Dec 10, 1990

The distinctive music of Louisiana including Cajun and Zydeco performances.

Episode 11

Wildcatter: A Story of Texas Oil

Mon, Dec 17, 1990

Oil exploration and the fortunes and failures of the independent opportunists who searched for it.

Episode 12

After the Crash

Mon, Jan 7, 1991

Episode 13

Los Mineros

Mon, Jan 28, 1991

Episode 14

Coney Island

Mon, Feb 4, 199158 mins

The film explores the beginnings of America's first amusement park and takes us through its good times all the way up to its end. The show was originally produced for PBS's American Experience.