Behind the Scenes With David Strathairn

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  Truman on the Enemy: Communism

  After WWII, Truman watched most of Eastern Europe fall to the Communist "Iron Curtain."

  2:09
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  LBJ's First Lady: Lady Bird

  Lady Bird became the "perfect political wife" for LBJ.

  0:55
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  FDR on the Enemy: Imperial Japan

  On Dec 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt was deeply shaken.

  2:49
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  Carter on the Enemy: Inflation

  Carter attempted to stop runaway inflation with a White House press conference in 1978.

  1:22
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  Reagan and Lying: Arms for Hostages

  In November 1986 Reagan admitted that arms had been shipped to Iran.

  2:01
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  HW Bush and Military Service: Combat Pilot

  George H.W. Bush was changed forever by his time as a combat pilot in World War II.

  1:32
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  Carter on the Economy: Energy Crisis

  Carter asked Americans to cut down their energy usage during a fireside chat in 1977.

  1:37
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  Reagan on the Economy: the 1982 Recession

  In 1982, the economy under the Reagan Administration looked bleak.

  2:34
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  HW Bush on Policing the World: War in the Persian Gulf

  HW Bush initiated a war in Iraq instead of imposing economic sanctions.

  2:21
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  Reagan on the Enemy: The Soviet Threat

  The delegations of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan met in Geneva in 1985.

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