The life of the brilliant foreign policy powerbroker who shaped the world in which we live. Kissinger is the story of the enigmatic powerbroker who served in the topmost echelons of U.S. diplomacy.

Henry Kissinger shows papers to aide Winston Lord aboard Air Force One in 1972. National Archives and Records Administration. For a generation of young diplomats, strategists, and scholars, working ...

Just decades after the Civil War, a multi-racial political alliance won control of North Carolina. Did you know that just decades after the Civil War, a multi-racial political alliance won control of ...

Explore our collection featuring a selection of films documenting the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Experience — along with articles, digital shorts and original ...

An AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection featuring a selection of films documenting the African American Experience — along with articles, digital shorts and original features exploring America’s continued ...

America’s first vice president, John Adams, called his job “the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived.” But that would change dramatically over the next two and a half ...

Dear Friends of American Experience, America's history is complicated. It is inspiring. And it is rich. It contains a treasure trove of cautions, but also triumphs that remain the envy of the world.

One hundred years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, The Vote tells the dramatic culmination story of the hard-fought campaign waged by American women for the right to vote, a transformative ...

What happens when the president is unable to serve? Explore the dramatic period between 1963 and 197 The American Vice President tells the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, ...

BEVERLY HILLS, CA; July 22, 2014 -- At the semi-annual Television Critics Association conference today, PBS and AMERICAN EXPERIENCE announced that“Walt Disney,” a new four-hour, two-night film that ...

In December 1969, the United States Selective Service conducted its first draft lottery since World In December 1969, the United States Selective Service conducted its first draft lottery since World ...