Lyndon B. Johnson
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Filmography
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Faces of November
(1964)This short, stark film has no dialogue and no narration. Mourners struggle with personal feelings that are revealed painfully in their faces. Originally commissioned by ABC News to document the funeral of the assassinated President John F. Kennedy, the film came in at a length that the network found awkward and was never aired. Nevertheless, Faces of November won two prizes at the Venice Film Festival.

The Atomic Cafe
(1982)This darkly funny doc compiles clips of Cold War training films, propaganda, and newsreels designed to ease Americans' fears about the atomic bomb.

MLK: The Assassination Tapes
(2012)Relive an unspeakable tragedy detailed with unforgettable images, videos, and recordings only recently rediscovered.

The Lady Bird Diaries
(2023)From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter, 'The Lady Bird Diaries' is a groundbreaking documentary film about one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies in history, told in her own words from 123 hours of her riveting audio diaries.

The Prison in Twelve Landscapes
(2016)Through vignettes showcasing communities desperate for prison jobs, people paying huge fines for minor offences, and the massive changes to communities across the country, the film weaves a portrait of a culture where jail time is part of daily life.

The Kennedy Assassination: 24 Hours After
(2009)In 2009, 46 years after he was shot, JFK will be gone for as long as he was alive. While the moments and hours after his tragic assassination were some of the most formative and important for our country.

Riotsville, USA
(2022)Connecting the stagecraft of law and order to the real violence of state practice; recovering an obscured history whose effects have shaped the present in ways both insidious and explosive.
The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination
(2009)Though the Zapruder film is the most complete visual recording of JFK’s assassination, it's just part of a vast record of sights and sounds captured that fateful day. This four-hour, two-part special from History uses unique, rarely seen and heard footage to provide an unflinching look at the murder of an unforgettable leader.

The War at Home
(1979)Oscar-nominated documentary about the increasingly violent Vietnam War protests from 1963 to 1973 and how Madison, Wisconsin became a flashpoint.

Picturing the Presidents
(2009)We explore the minds of artists as they capture, commemorate, and condemn our presidents.

41
(2012)From running the country to skydiving, this endearing and enlightening portrait explores the life and careers of George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States. Filmed at his beloved summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, this documentary offers a rare glimpse at the avid fisherman and reflects on the highs and lows of his life, family, political career and more.

The Secret KGB JFK Assassination Files
(1999)This doc explores the many mysteries and unanswered questions behind the shocking assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

Sputnik Mania
(2007)A look back at the fear and anxiety that gripped the United States after the Soviet Union launched the first satellite in October 1957.

Killing John F. Kennedy
(2020)Join us as we investigate the life and career of John F. Kennedy and find out who really was behind the killing of JFK and why was he a target?

Korea: The Never-Ending War
(2019)This film sheds new light on the global upheaval that led to the Korean War in 1950, a moment when the Cold War turned hot, and how today that war’s brutal legacy has forced the world into a deadly nuclear showdown. It is war that has raged for generations. The consequences of the war’s stalemate contribute to a dangerous stand-off between North and South Korea, the United States and China.