The Best Episodes of American Experience Season 32

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.9/10(155 votes)

   #1 - George W. Bush (Part 1)

   S32:E45/4/2020

   The latest in our award-winning series of presidential biographies, this film looks at the life and presidency of George W. Bush, from his unorthodox road to the presidency to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the myriad of challenges he faced over his two terms, from the war in Iraq to the 2008 financial crisis.

   Director:Jamila Ephron

   Writer:Chris Durrance

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   Director:Jamila Ephron

   Writer:Chris Durrance
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   7.6/10(114 votes)

   #2 - The Vote (Part 2)

   S32:E87/7/2020

   Part Two examines the mounting dispute over strategy and tactics, and reveals how the pervasive racism of the time, particularly in the South, impacted women's fight for the vote.

   Director:Unknown

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   7.5/10(153 votes)

   #3 - The Man Who Tried to Feed The World

   S32:E34/21/2020

   Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the "Green Revolution," estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.

   Director:Rob Rapley

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:Rob Rapley

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   7.2/10(108 votes)

   #4 - Mr. Tornado

   S32:E65/19/2020

   Mr. Tornado is the remarkable story of Ted Fujita, whose groundbreaking work in research and applied science saved thousands of lives and helped Americans prepare for and respond to dangerous weather phenomena.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.0/10(90 votes)

   #5 - George W. Bush (Part 2)

   S32:E55/5/2020

   George W. Bush, part two continues through Bush’s second term, as the president confronts the devastating impact of Hurricane Katrina and the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.

   Director:Jamila Ephron

   Writer:Chris Durrance

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   Director:Jamila Ephron

   Writer:Chris Durrance
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   6.8/10(99 votes)

   #6 - McCarthy

   S32:E11/6/2020

   McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy.

   Director:Sharon Grimberg

   Writer:Sharon Grimberg

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   Director:Sharon Grimberg

   Writer:Sharon Grimberg
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   6.6/10(56 votes)

   #7 - The Vote (Part 1)

   S32:E77/6/2020

   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 cultural and political movement that resulted in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history.

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   6.5/10(21 votes)

   #8 - The Poison Squad

   S32:E21/28/2020

   The story of government chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley who, determined to banish these dangerous substances from dinner tables, took on the powerful food manufacturers and their allies.

   Director:John Maggio

   Writer:Unknown

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   Director:John Maggio

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