Clips

This April 5, 1951, Universal Newsreel reports on the death penalty for Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

• 1 minute
• 34,795 views

This 1958 U.S. Army “Big Picture” film documents the events in Europe after the end of World War II that led to the Cold War and the formation of NATO.

• 5 minutes
• 22,484 views

The Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum added narration to archival film, photographs and audio recordings to tell the story of FDR during World …

• 3 minutes
• 21,829 views

This Longines Chronoscope interview from December 1951 focuses on the issue of McCarthyism and the threat of communism in the United States. Arthur Garfield Hays was co-founder and general c…

• 2 minutes
• 19,130 views

Brendan Sullivan objects to Senator Inouye's suggestion that Oliver North make objections during the Iran Contra hearings.

• 17 seconds
• 18,503 views

Document Protection

• 2 minutes
• 17,253 views

Sen. Mitchell tells Colonel North that Americans can be patriots and still disagree with government policies.

• 4 minutes
• 14,479 views

In a 1945 documentary used in the Nuremberg Trials post World War II, footage is shown from the Penig concentration camp and the conditions of the few living survivors found there during the…

• 3 minutes
• 11,034 views

The U.S. Army "Big Picture" episode shows footage of the North Korea invasion and the United Nations response.

• 2 minutes
• 9,973 views

The Danger of White Liberals

• 1 minute
• 9,476 views

President Woodrow Wilson meets with foreign leaders at the end of World War I. These talks led to the Treaty of Versailles. This is narrated by former President Herbert Hoover.

• 2 minutes
• 9,336 views

An excerpt from "Ku Klux Klan: The Invisible Empire", a CBS Reports documentary from 1965 that traces the history of the Ku Klux Klan including its 1915 resurgence inspired by the silent fil…

• 8 minutes
• 8,607 views

Oliver North on David Walker last discussion

• 2 minutes
• 8,148 views

From a film, American Harvest, that shows the wide variety of American businesses and industries that produce the materials needed to manufacture Chevrolet cars, this segment focuses on the …

• 10 minutes
• 7,044 views

Historian Richard Norton Smith explained the role that the failed mission to rescue hostages in Iran in President Carter's defeat in the 1980 election.

• 4 minutes
• 6,589 views

This portion from the 1989 film "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" describes some of the reasons why people left their home countries and traveled to the U.S.

• 4 minutes
• 6,484 views

This 1962 film documents Germany and the city of Berlin after World War II. It highlights the factors that led to the division of Germany and the city of Berlin.

• 6 minutes
• 6,294 views

A segment on the media coverage during the Iran Hostage Crisis from the documentary 444 Days to Freedom, What Really Happened in Iran - The Inside Story.

• 4 minutes
• 6,032 views

A segment from the 1958 U.S. Army “Big Picture” film explained the formation of NATO and organization of the military forces of NATO.

• 2 minutes
• 5,900 views

A compilation of portions of Winston Churchill’s “Sinews of Peace” speech delivered at Westminster College in Fulton, Mo. was played.This speech is often regarded as the most important Churc…

• 3 minutes
• 4,116 views