A frail, asthmatic young Theodore Roosevelt transforms himself into a vigorous champion of the strenuous life, loses one great love and finds another, leads men into battle and then rises like a rocket to become the youngest president in American history at age 42.

Geneticists wrestle with the moral implications of groundbreaking new technologies that offer both promise and peril. Audrey, a determined young scientist with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, researches a treatment for her own condition.

A rare interview with Duke Kahanamoku, the legendary “King of the Surfers,” hosted by Bob Barker. This video is one of the oldest in our digitized archive.

In Hidden Aegean, travel expert Peter Greenberg explores hidden gems of Turkey’s Aegean coast, including Bodrum, Izmir, and the ancient city of Troy. Activities include walking among the ancient ruins and artifacts in Troy, learning to weave “double knot” carpet, how to make screaming eggplant, olive oil tasting, and emptying nets from the sea to cook the day’s catch, in this case eel.

To coincide with the 20th Anniversary of 9/11, here's a throwback to a Reading Rainbow episode that speaks to students of P.S. 234, an elementary school just blocks away from Ground Zero.