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U.S. Grant: Warrior Promo

This biography of Ulysses S. Grant paints a revealing portrait of one of America's most paradoxical leaders. In 2011 AMERICAN EXPERIENCE rebroadcast this film as U.S. Grant: Warrior, an abridged 90-minute version of the film, focusing on Grant as a Civil War hero and a brilliant military strategist who rose from obscurity to a rank held previously only by George Washington.
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Preview Length 00:30 Premiere: 01/09/11

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Original Interview: Angelene Forester
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Victory in the Pacific - S17 E10

Premiered On: 05/02/2005

The final months of WWII from the vantage point of both the Japanese and the American soldiers.

  • Sunday May 31, 2026 8:00 pm ET on KET2
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Reagan - Lifeguard - S10 E6

Premiered On: 05/29/2000

When Ronald Reagan's Hollywood career began to wane, he turned to politics. One by one, his opponents underestimated him; and one by one, he surprised them, rising to become a president who preferred to see America as a "shining city on a hill."

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Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation - S31 E6

Premiered On: 08/06/2019

This film brings the three-day concert to life through the voices of those who were at Woodstock.

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Reagan - An American Crusade - S10 E7

Premiered On: 05/30/2000

In 1989, after two terms in office, Ronald Wilson Reagan left the White House one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century - and one of the most controversial.

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George H.W. Bush - Part 1 - S20 E9

Premiered On: 05/05/2008

Look back at the life and career of our 41st president, from his service in World War II and his early career in Texas to his days in the Oval Office, first as vice president to Ronald Reagan, then as the leader who presided over the first Gulf War.

  • Friday June 19, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
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George H.W. Bush - Part 2 - S20 E10

Premiered On: 05/06/2008

Examines the life and career of the 41st president, from his service in World War II and his early career in Texas to his days in the Oval Office, first as vice president to Ronald Reagan, then as the leader who presided over the first Gulf War. Entries from Bush's diaries and interviews with his closest advisers also explore his role as the patriarch of a political family whose influence resonates in modern American life.

  • Friday June 26, 2026 9:00 pm ET on KET
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