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1. American Experience (1987– )

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A series showcasing documentaries on American history.

Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt

Votes: 2,202

2. The Presidents (2005)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A historical compendium of the 42 men who have served as the chief executive of the United States taking us from George Washington to George W. Bush. Each segment discusses the highlights and often lowlights of the men who have served.

Stars: Edward Herrmann, Walter Cronkite, H.W. Brands, Douglas Brinkley

Votes: 317

3. A Ripple of Hope (2008)

TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary

It was April 4, 1968. At 6:01 p.m., across the street from the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, a gunman fired a rifle, and the leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ... See full summary »

Director: Donald Boggs | Stars: John Lewis, Adam Walinsky, Frank Mankiewicz, Thurston Clarke

Votes: 84

4. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode: Sam Giancana (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Revealing the secrets of the Mafia's most notorious members, beginning with Sam Giancana, who was associated with the Kennedys, Frank Sinatra and the CIA.

Director: Elliot McCaffrey | Stars: Peter Vaira, G. Robert Blakey, David Schippers, John Seigenthaler Sr.

Votes: 13

5. Investigative Reports (1991–2011)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Anchored by Bill Kurtis, Investigative Reports is one of the most controversial, news-driven documentaries on television today. This award-winning series is the longest-running show of its ... See full summary »

Stars: Bill Kurtis, Paul Simon, Oliver Stone, Steven E. Pitt

Votes: 119

6. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: RFK (2004)

TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Part One: The Garish Sun: Robert F. Kennedy devotes himself to his brother John, then deals with the pain of the assassination.

Director: David Grubin | Stars: Blair Brown, Roy M. Cohn, Robert Dallek, Peter Edelman

Votes: 78

7. The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Episode: Power to the People 1824-1849 (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

In 1945, at the end of a devastating global war, America emerged as a superpower. The Cold War presented the nation with a new and unprecedented crisis: the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Stars: Bruce McGill, Joanne Freeman, R.B. Bernstein, C. James Taylor

Votes: 17

8. The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)

Documentary, History

A detailed, and unbiased, look at the 43 men who have been the presidents of the United States of America.

Stars: Bruce McGill, H.W. Brands, Richard Norton Smith, Donald Ritchie

Votes: 212

9. The Conquerors (2005)
Episode: Andrew Jackson: Conqueror of Florida (2005)

Documentary, Biography, History

How future US president, general Andrew Jackson, brutally pacified the anti-US resistance of the Native American Seminole tribe of Spanish Florida in the First Seminole War and then brazenly proceeded to capture the state for the U.S.

Stars: Dale Dye, Mike Aymond, Roger McGrath, Robert Remini

Votes: 5

10. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )

Documentary, Biography, Crime

Told by those who brought them to justice, this takes you through the rise and fall of some of the mafia's most notorious outlaws.

Stars: Colin Tierney, Selwyn Raab, Thomas Reppetto, Joseph Coffey

Votes: 180

11. The Electric Valley (1984)

90 min | Documentary, History

The Tennessee Valley Authority--the TVA--was a project like no other, and after more than a half-century, continues to shape life in the South.

Director: Ross Spears | Stars: Henry Clark, Wilma Dykeman, David Freeman, Albert Gore Sr.

Votes: 9

12. The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents (2013)
Episode: Hail to the Chief 1945-1964 (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

In 1945, at the end of a devastating global war, America emerged as a superpower. The Cold War presented the nation with a new and unprecedented crisis: the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Stars: Bruce McGill, Clifton Truman Daniel, Brian Balogh, Nancy Gibbs

Votes: 15

13. The Presidents (2005)
Episode: J. Q. Adams to Polk (1825-1849) (2005)

Documentary, Biography, History

About US Presidents 6) John Quincy Adams (1825-1829), 7) Andrew Jackson (1829-1837), 8) Martin Van Buren (1837-1841), 9) William Henry Harrison (1841), 10) John Tyler (1841-1845) and 11) James K. Polk (1845-1849).

Stars: Edward Herrmann, Richard Brookhiser, George Bush, George W. Bush

Votes: 7

14. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode: Allen Dorfman: The Mafia's Banker (2012)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A close associate of longtime Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa and associated with the Chicago Outfit, Alan Dorfman embezzled millions for the mob and himself until he was violently murdered in 1983.

Director: Elliot McCaffrey | Stars: James W. Wagner, Leone J. Flosi, Kent Clifford, Douglas P. Roller

Votes: 8

15. The Conquerors (2005)

60 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Retired Marine Captain Dale Dye shows how famous conquerors, such as Cortes, Andrew Jackson and Caesar, rose to power and how they won their key battle or campaign which secured their place in history.

Stars: Dale Dye, Roger McGrath, Victor Davis Hanson, J. David Markham

Votes: 39

16. The Last Days of Kennedy and King (1998)

120 min | Documentary

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Directors: Vince DiPersio, Bill Guttentag | Stars: Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Cotton

Votes: 303

17. A Word on Words (1972–2014)

30 min | Talk-Show

A Word on Words was a half-hour program featuring books and their authors.

Stars: John Seigenthaler Sr., Stacy Harris

18. Investigative Reports (1991–2011)
Episode: Jack Anderson: JFK, the Mob and Me (1994)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

Investigative Reports follows columnist Jack Anderson who argues that organized-crime figures may have been behind the assassination of President Kennedy.

Stars: Bill Kurtis, Jack Anderson, Frank Sturgis, Robert Maheu