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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''American Experience'' (season 9)}}
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'''Season nine''' of ''[[American Experience]]'' originally aired between October 6, [[1996 in American television|1996]] and June 28, [[1997 in American television|1997]], and contains twenty episodes, beginning with "TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 1)." The 11 part "[[Vietnam: A Television History]]" was a rebroadcast of the production originally shown in 13 episodes during 1983 (episodes 2 "The First Vietnam War" and 13 "Legacies" were dropped from the 1997 rebroadcast). Episode "The End of the Tunnel (1973–1975)", was rebroadcast as "The Fall of Saigon".
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'''Season nine''' of the television program ''[[American Experience]]'' originally aired on the [[PBS]] network in the [[United States]] on October 6, [[1996 in American television|1996]] and concluded on July 28, [[1997 in American television|1997]]. This is the ninth season to feature [[David McCullough]] as the host. The season contained 20 new episodes and began with the first part of the film ''TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt''. The 11-part ''[[Vietnam: A Television History]]'' miniseries was a rebroadcast of the production originally shown in 1983. Episode two "The First Vietnam War" and episode 13 "Legacies" were dropped from the 1997 rebroadcast. Episode 12 "The End of the Tunnel (1973–1975)" was rebroadcast as "The Fall of Saigon" for the 1997 airing.


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
{{see also|List of American Experience episodes}}
{{see also|List of American Experience episodes}}
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| Title = TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 1)
| Title = TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 1)
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
| Title = The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carnegie/ |title=American Experience &#124; The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/carnegie/|title=American Experience &#124; The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie |publisher=PBS |accessdate=October 7, 2017}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = Austin Hoyt
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| EpisodeNumber = 97
| EpisodeNumber = 96
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Hawaii's Last Queen
| Title = Hawaii's Last Queen
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hawaii/ |title=American Experience &#124; Hawaii's Last Queen |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hawaii/ |title=American Experience &#124; Hawaii's Last Queen |publisher=PBS |accessdate=December 14, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301172026/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hawaii/ |archivedate=March 1, 2017}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = Vivian Ducat
| DirectedBy = Vivian Ducat
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| Aux2 = Biographies
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| EpisodeNumber = 98
| EpisodeNumber = 97
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = The Telephone
| Title = The Telephone
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/ |title=American Experience &#124; The Telephone |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/telephone/ |title=American Experience &#124; The Telephone |publisher=PBS |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = [[Karen Goodman]], [[Kirk Simon]]
| DirectedBy = [[Karen Goodman]] & [[Kirk Simon]]
| Aux2 = Technology
| Aux2 = Technology
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|02|03}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|02|03}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 99
| EpisodeNumber = 98
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Big Dream, Small Screen
| Title = Big Dream, Small Screen
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/bigdream/ |title=American Experience &#124; Big Dream, Small Screen |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/bigdream/ |title=American Experience &#124; Big Dream, Small Screen |publisher=PBS |accessdate=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = David Dugan
| DirectedBy = David Dugan
| Aux2 = Technology
| Aux2 = Technology
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| EpisodeNumber = 100
| EpisodeNumber = 99
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = New York Underground
| Title = New York Underground
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/nyunderground/ |title=American Experience &#124; New York Underground |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/nyunderground/ |title=American Experience &#124; New York Underground |publisher=PBS |accessdate=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = Elena Mannes
| DirectedBy = Elena Mannes
| Aux2 = Technology
| Aux2 = Technology
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| EpisodeNumber = 101
| EpisodeNumber = 100
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = [[Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern|Troublesome Creek]]
| Title = [[Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern]]
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/trouble/ |title=American Experience &#124; Troublesome Creek |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/trouble/ |title=American Experience &#124; Troublesome Creek |publisher=PBS |accessdate=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = [[Steven Ascher]], [[Jeanne Jordan]]
| DirectedBy = [[Steven Ascher]] & [[Jeanne Jordan]]
| Aux2 = Biographies, Technology, The Natural Environment
| Aux2 = Biographies, Technology, The Natural Environment
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|04|14}}
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| EpisodeNumber = 101
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Around the World in 72 Days
| Title = Around the World in 72 Days
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/ |title=American Experience &#124; Around the World in 72 Days |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/world/ |title=American Experience &#124; Around the World in 72 Days |publisher=PBS |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = Christine Lesiak
| DirectedBy = Christine Lesiak
| Aux2 = Biographies, Popular Culture
| Aux2 = Biographies, Popular Culture
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| EpisodeNumber = 103
| EpisodeNumber = 102
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Gold Fever
| Title = Gold Fever
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/gold/ |title=American Experience &#124; Gold Fever |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/gold/ |title=American Experience &#124; Gold Fever |publisher=PBS |accessdate=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
| DirectedBy = [[Susan Steinberg (producer)|Susan Steinberg]]
| DirectedBy = [[Susan Steinberg (producer)|Susan Steinberg]]
| Aux2 = The American West
| Aux2 = The American West
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| Title = [[Vietnam: A Television History]]: Roots of a War (1945–1953) (Part 1)"<br>"Vietnam, A Television History: America's Mandarin (1954–1963) (Part 2)
| Title = [[Vietnam: A Television History]] (Parts 1–2)
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/ |title=American Experience &#124; Vietnam, A Television History |publisher=PBS |accessdate=Dec 14, 2012}}</ref>
| RTitle = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/vietnam/ |title=American Experience &#124; Vietnam: A Television History |publisher=PBS |accessdate=January 19, 2021}}</ref>
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| DirectedBy = Judith Vecchione, [[Elizabeth Deane]]
| DirectedBy = Judith Vecchione <small>(Part 1)</small><br>[[Elizabeth Deane]] <small>(Part 2)</small>
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: LBJ Goes to War (1964–1965) (Part 3)
| Title = Vietnam: A Television History (Part 3)
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| DirectedBy = Austin Hoyt
| DirectedBy = Austin Hoyt
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: America Takes Charge (1965–1967) (Part 4)
| Title = Vietnam: A Television History (Part 4)
| AltTitle =
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| DirectedBy = Andrew Pearson
| DirectedBy = Andrew Pearson
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| Aux2 = Politics, War
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: America's Enemy (1954–1967) (Part 5)
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| DirectedBy = Martin Smith
| DirectedBy = [[Martin Smith (documentarian)|Martin Smith]]
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: Tet 1968 (Part 6)
| Title = Vietnam: A Television History (Part 6)
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| DirectedBy = Austin Hoyt
| DirectedBy = Austin Hoyt
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: Vietnamizing the War (1968–1973) (Part 7)
| Title = Vietnam: A Television History (Part 7)
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| DirectedBy = Martin Smith
| DirectedBy = Martin Smith
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: Cambodia and Laos (Part 8)
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| DirectedBy = Bruce Palling
| DirectedBy = Bruce Palling
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| Title = Vietnam, A Television History: Homefront USA (Part 10)
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| DirectedBy = Elizabeth Deane
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 30 March 2024

American Experience
Season 9
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseOctober 6, 1996 (1996-10-06) –
July 28, 1997 (1997-07-28)
Season chronology
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Season 8
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Season 10
List of episodes

Season nine of the television program American Experience originally aired on the PBS network in the United States on October 6, 1996 and concluded on July 28, 1997. This is the ninth season to feature David McCullough as the host. The season contained 20 new episodes and began with the first part of the film TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt. The 11-part Vietnam: A Television History miniseries was a rebroadcast of the production originally shown in 1983. Episode two "The First Vietnam War" and episode 13 "Legacies" were dropped from the 1997 rebroadcast. Episode 12 "The End of the Tunnel (1973–1975)" was rebroadcast as "The Fall of Saigon" for the 1997 airing.

Episodes[edit]

See also: List of American Experience episodes
 *  Denotes multiple chapters that aired on the same date and share the same episode number
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byCategoriesOriginal air date
931"TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 1)"[1]David GrubinBiographies, Politics, PresidentsOctober 6, 1996 (1996-10-06)
942"TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt (Part 2)"David GrubinBiographies, Politics, PresidentsOctober 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
953"The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie"[2]Austin HoytBiographiesJanuary 20, 1997 (1997-01-20)
964"Hawaii's Last Queen"[3]Vivian DucatBiographiesJanuary 27, 1997 (1997-01-27)
975"The Telephone"[4]Karen Goodman & Kirk SimonTechnologyFebruary 3, 1997 (1997-02-03)
986"Big Dream, Small Screen"[5]David DuganTechnologyFebruary 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)
997"New York Underground"[6]Elena MannesTechnologyFebruary 17, 1997 (1997-02-17)
1008"Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern"[7]Steven Ascher & Jeanne JordanBiographies, Technology, The Natural EnvironmentApril 14, 1997 (1997-04-14)
1019"Around the World in 72 Days"[8]Christine LesiakBiographies, Popular CultureApril 28, 1997 (1997-04-28)
10210"Gold Fever"[9]Susan SteinbergThe American WestMay 12, 1997 (1997-05-12)
103 11* "Vietnam: A Television History (Parts 1–2)"[10]
Judith Vecchione (Part 1)
Elizabeth Deane (Part 2)		Politics, WarMay 26, 1997 (1997-05-26)

  • Part 1: "Roots of a War (1945–1953)"
  • Part 2: "America's Mandarin (1954–1963)"
10412"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 3)"
Austin HoytPolitics, WarJune 2, 1997 (1997-06-02)

  • Part 3: "LBJ Goes to War (1964–1965)"
10513"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 4)"
Andrew PearsonPolitics, WarJune 9, 1997 (1997-06-09)

  • Part 4: "America Takes Charge (1965–1967)"
10614"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 5)"
Martin SmithPolitics, WarJune 16, 1997 (1997-06-16)

  • Part 5: "America's Enemy (1954–1967)"
10715"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 6)"
Austin HoytPolitics, WarJune 23, 1997 (1997-06-23)

  • Part 6: "Tet 1968"
10816"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 7)"
Martin SmithPolitics, WarJune 30, 1997 (1997-06-30)

  • Part 7: "Vietnamizing the War (1968–1973)"
10917"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 8)"
Bruce PallingPolitics, WarJuly 7, 1997 (1997-07-07)

  • Part 8: "Cambodia and Laos"
11018"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 9)"
Martin SmithPolitics, WarJuly 14, 1997 (1997-07-14)

  • Part 9: "Peace is at Hand (1968–1973)"
11119"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 10)"
Elizabeth DeanePolitics, WarJuly 21, 1997 (1997-07-21)

  • Part 10: "Homefront USA"
11220"Vietnam: A Television History (Part 11)"
Elizabeth DeanePolitics, WarJuly 28, 1997 (1997-07-28)

  • Part 11: "The Fall of Saigon"

References[edit]

  1. ^ "American Experience | TR, The Story of Theodore Roosevelt". PBS. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "American Experience | The Richest Man in the World: Andrew Carnegie". PBS. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "American Experience | Hawaii's Last Queen". PBS. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "American Experience | The Telephone". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "American Experience | Big Dream, Small Screen". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  6. ^ "American Experience | New York Underground". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "American Experience | Troublesome Creek". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  8. ^ "American Experience | Around the World in 72 Days". PBS. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "American Experience | Gold Fever". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "American Experience | Vietnam: A Television History". PBS. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
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