American Experience
TVPG
Anthology
Documentary
A diverse array of documentaries explore significant events, individuals, and developments that shaped United States history.
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, November 4
Kissinger: Part One
Season 36 • Episode 13
The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America.
Wednesday, November 5
Kissinger: Part Two
Season 36 • Episode 14
How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy.
Wednesday, November 12
Stories of the people and events that shaped America.
Wednesday, November 19
Stories of the people and events that shaped America.
Matt Roush says...
A two-part American Experience documentary (concluding Tuesday) examines the history and legacy of the polarizing Washington powerbroker and powerful diplomat Henry Kissinger. The biographical portrait depicts his rise as a refugee from Nazi Germany who hunted Nazis as a U.S. Intelligence officer to his prominence as a Harvard-educated expert in nuclear weapons policy who became President Nixon’s National Security Adviser while the Cold War and the controversial Vietnam War raged. Kissinger’s “shuttle diplomacy” in the Middle East after 1973’s Yom Kippur War secured his celebrity, but his policies remain a source of debate long after his death at 100 in 2023.
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