The episode moved inside the Oval Office to show FDR’s response to the massive problems posed by the Great Depression.

This episode explores Roosevelt’s family background and education looking for clues as to how the coddled child of rich parents managed to climb the ladder to political success.

Examine the complex life and career of Richard Nixon, whose legacy includes both ending America's involvement in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal. Forced to resign, his administration eroded Americans' faith in their government

In July 1943, dark, smoky clouds suddenly descended over Los Angeles, causing residents to complain of burning eyes, nausea, and difficulty breathing.

What drove a company of American soldiers — ordinary young men from around the country — to commit the worst atrocity in American military history?

In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of the war, American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage points of both the Japanese and the Americans.

Discover the unexpected history behind Monopoly, America’s favorite board game.

Long before the iPhone, another inventive device allowed everyone to instantly chronicle their lives — the Polaroid camera.

Discover how an outbreak of bubonic plague in 1900 set off fear and anti-Asian sentiment in San Francisco. This new documentary tells the gripping story of the race against time by health officials to save the city from the deadly disease.

The emotional and dramatic story of the decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.