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Trailer | The American Vice President

Season 36 Episode 6 | 2m 03s

The American Vice President tells the little-known story of the second-highest office in the land, tracing its evolution from a constitutional afterthought to a position of political consequence. Focusing on the fraught period between 1963 and 1974, the film examines the passage and first uses of the 25th Amendment and offers a fresh perspective on succession in the executive branch.

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
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The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990.
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The story of one of the most influential yet forgotten civil rights figures, Walter White.
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The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.
Watch a preview of American Coup: Wilmington 1898
Beautiful, intimate photographs of a society in the crosshairs of white supremacy.
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