American Experience

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World Trade Center Construction Footage
18m 3s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

This film (1983) features original footage of the towers under construction.

Carol Willis, Architectural Historian
6m 57s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

An interview with architectural historian Carol Willis for New York: Center of the World.

Leslie Robertson, Engineer
10m 57s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Engineer Leslie Robertson discusses architectural aspects of the World Trade Center.

Camilo Jose Vergara, Photographer
8m
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Photographer Camilo Jose Vergara discusses the visual impact of the World Trade Center.

Ed Koch, New York City Mayor, 1978-1989
5m 1s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Three-term mayor of New York City Ed Koch describes a moment on September 11, 2002.

Mario M. Cuomo, New York Governor 1983-1994
3m 47s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

An interview with former New York governor Mario Cuomo.

Niall Ferguson, Historian
8m 19s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Historian Niall Ferguson talks about globalization and 9/11.

Philippe Petit, High Wire Artist
6m 27s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

High wire artist Philippe Petit discusses his walk between the Twin Towers.

William Langewiesche, Journalist
4m 47s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Journalist William Langewiesche tells the story of one 9/11 survivor.

Ada Louise Huxtable, Architecture Critic
4m 21s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable discusses the options for building at Ground Zero.

Guy Tozzoli, President of the World Trade Center Association
11m 7s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

An interview with the President of the World Trade Center Association, Guy Tozzoli.

Mike Wallace, Historian
7m 47s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Mike Wallace discusses the implications of a World Trade Center in New York City.

Pete Hamill, Writer
14m 3s
Air Date: 09/07/04 | Rating: NR

Writer Pete Hamill talks about New York before, during, and after construction of the WTC.

Introduction to “The Negro and the American Promise”
2m 13s
Air Date: 01/18/04 | Rating: NR

Dr. Kenneth Clark introduces the segment "The Negro and the American Promise."

James Baldwin from “The Negro and the American Promise”
19m 57s
Air Date: 01/18/04 | Rating: NR

James Baldwin's appearance on Boston Public television alongside MLK and Malcolm X.

Malcolm X on “The Negro and the American Promise”
13m 7s
Air Date: 01/18/04 | Rating: NR

Malcolm X appears in Boston public television's "The Negro and the American Promise."

Martin Luther King on “The Negro and the American Promise”
9m 54s
Air Date: 01/18/04 | Rating: NR

MLK appears on Boston public television alongside Malcolm X and James Baldwin.

Golden Gate Bridge: Doing the Math
2m 21s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

Ellis computed dozens of factors and completed the bridge's overall design in four months.

The Bridge’s Design and Color
59s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

Joseph Strauss hired Irving Morrow to design an architectural treatment for the bridge.

Beginning Construction on the Golden Gate Bridge
48s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

Construction began in January 1933. Workers excavated 3 1/4 million cubic feet of dirt.

Building a Bridge in the Ocean
57s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

The south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge was built over a thousand feet into open ocean.

Spinning the Cables
2m 54s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

The most impressive innovation was the technique used to construct the bridge's cables.

The Towers of Golden Gate Bridge
2m 38s
Air Date: 05/03/04 | Rating: NR

The towers of the Golden Gate Bridge rise 745 feet into the air.

Construction of the World Trade Center
2m 7s
Air Date: 09/09/03 | Rating: NR

On the morning of August 5th, 1966, work on the World Trade Center finally began.

Engineering for High Winds
1m 50s
Air Date: 09/09/03 | Rating: NR

The unprecedented height and size of the towers posed a new kind of challenge: wind.

Prefabrication for the Twin Towers
1m 32s
Air Date: 09/09/03 | Rating: NR

Unlike earlier skyscrapers, the twin towers were erected in huge prefabricated components.

Safety Precautions
2m 41s
Air Date: 09/09/03 | Rating: NR

Engineers had to consider all possible events that might happen in a high rise building.

The Design of the Twin Towers
2m 14s
Air Date: 09/09/03 | Rating: NR

The design & construction of the towers marked a dramatic break with skyscraper tradition.

Emma Goldman’s Law-Defying Campaign For Birth Control
1m 13s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

Emma Goldman defied laws against public discussion of sex and contraceptives.

Emma Goldman and Opposition to the First World War
2m 44s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

Goldman and Berkman organized demonstrations protesting America's entry into WW1.

A Chasm Between Rich and Poor
1m 51s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

Emma Goldman encouraged unemployed Americans to demand jobs and food from the wealthy.

A Bloody Labor Battle
1m 28s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

In June 1892, workers at the Andrew Carnegie-owned steel plant went on strike.

A New Generation of Radicals
1m 8s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

American Anarchists in the 1880s were a small but powerful movement.

Emma Goldman: A Modern Joan of Arc
1m 2s
Air Date: 04/11/04 | Rating: NR

Emma Goldman captivated and polarized the American public for nearly thirty years.

Trailer | Emma Goldman
30s
Air Date: 05/07/19

For nearly half a century, Emma Goldman was the most controversial woman in America.

Chapter 1 | Emma Goldman
7m 37s
Air Date: 05/21/19

Watch Chapter 1 of Emma Goldman.

Jubilee Video: Around the World
S16 Ep6 | 3m 57s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

Organizers illustrated some of the era's cultural stereotypes during the 1957 Jubilee.

Jubilee Video: Fashion Show
S16 Ep6 | 2m 16s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

Wise emcees a men's fashion show during the '57 Jubilee and grants a Chicago woman's wish.

Jubilee Video: Ford Fairlane Giveaway
S16 Ep6 | 1m 41s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

In this 1960 Jubilee video, unexpected four-wheeled prizes inspire mania.

Jubilee Video: Paint by Numbers
S16 Ep6 | 2m
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

For the 1960 Jubilee, participants follow instructions to paint a patriotic portrait.

Jubilee Video: Top 25
S16 Ep6 | 2m 34s
Air Date: 02/11/12 | Rating: NR

In this video, awardees wear turbans at the 1961 Tupperabia Jubilee.

Tupperware Jubilee: Motorboat Wish
S16 Ep6 | 1m 48s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

The Wish Fairy grants a sleek wish to a 1956 Jubilee attendee.

Gary McDonald, Tupperware Executive
S16 Ep6 | 5m 27s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

Former Tupperware executive Gary McDonald describes an Earl Tupper invention.

Tupperware! Chapter 1
S16 Ep6 | 4m 10s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

Tupperware! rebroadcasts February 14, 2012.

Tupperware Preview
S16 Ep6 | 30s
Air Date: 02/13/12 | Rating: NR

Tupperware! re-examines assumptions about American culture in the 1950s.

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