America - still a young country by world standards - began as an experiment in self-government. This collection includes stories of America's people as they follow a path of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
At the 1964 Democratic national convention, Robert F.
At the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Bob Kennedy was the countrys attorney general.
With a worried world waiting to see how Kennedy and Khrushchev would manage their way through the Cuban missile crisis, President Kennedy gives his br...
It was around midnight, on the day of Californias Democratic Presidential Primary (in 1968), when Senator Robert Kennedy and his supporters learned th...
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, in New York City, was the scene of Bobby Kennedy’s funeral.
After the death of Dr.
RFK last saw his brother alive when the President stopped by Bobby's home, Hickory Hill, to wish him "Happy Birthday.
Richard M. Nixon was elected America's President in November of 1968.
Richard Nixon, America's 37th President, apologizes for his role in the Watergate cover-up.
On June 23, 1972, an audio recorder taped a damaging talk - called "The Smoking Gun" - between Nixon and Haldeman. The tape doomed Nixon’s presidenc...
On the 8th of August, 1974, America's 37th president - Richard Nixon - gave his 37th Oval-Office address to the nation.
Rick Rescorla, an employee for Morgan Stanley, worked in the World Trade Center and worried about a future terrorist attack. He planned ahead, in case...
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