Biography

Sunday, September 27

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8:00AM

Perspectives

Wendell Willkie

Never dreaming of becoming President, this is the man who blazed into national prominence and in the process nearly landed in the White House.
8:30AM

Biography

Robert A. Taft

An iron-willed Republican senator who enjoyed his power, Taft was denied his greatest ambition: to follow in the footsteps of his father, President William Howard Taft.
9:00AM

Biz Kids

Social Entrepreneurs

Join the Biz Kid$, and you’ll meet social visionaries who use business skills to make changes in their communities. Their focus is on people instead of profits. Meet a 12-year old who's helping orphans in Rwanda, a teen who's donated 40,000 teddybears to kids in need, and learn how $125,000 was raised in one night by high school students for Room to Read.
9:30AM

Biz Kids

Have a Plan, Stan!

Explore the different elements of a business plan and see why it’s crucial to develop a plan before you start your business. Meet a teen who opened a snow-cone shack, another who makes and sells candles, and a group of hip-hop artists… all with business plans.
10:00AM

Missing: Cold Cases

Missing: Cold Case 253

Profiling the cold cases of missing children; Internet safety tips; Advice for children and teens about emergency contacts and safety skills.
10:30AM

Missing: Cold Cases

Missing: Cold Case 254

Profiling the cold cases of missing children; Internet safety tips; Advice for children and teens about emergency contacts and safety skills.
11:00AM

Perspectives

Joseph McCarthy

The political smoke still swirls around the ideological legacy of the American senator who headed the infamous communist witch hunt trials of the 1950s.
11:30AM

Biography

Dag Hammarskjold

Follow the distinguished career of the citizen-of-the-world who helped create an atmosphere of peace in his years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
12:00PM

Biography

John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Death of an American Prince

This special look at the life and tragic death of John F. Kennedy Jr., includes a profile of his and his wife Carolyn's lives, and coverage of that shattering week in July 1999, when his plane was first reported missing.
1:00PM

Biography

Caroline Kennedy

Her life shaped by the myth of Camelot, the reality of her father's assassination, and her brother's death in a plane crash, Caroline Kennedy continues to serve as a scion of her illustrious family. This profile looks at the tragedies in Caroline's life and her many achievements as well, which include two books on civil liberties, another book entitled, "Profiles in Courage for Our Time," and her domestic career as a mother of three children and wife to exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg.
2:00PM

Biography

Laura Bush

She is a Cinderella, of sorts: once a librarian, now First Lady. Interviews with Laura Bush, the President, and Bush family members and friends highlight this portrait. We go behind the public image to meet the real Laura Bush--the young woman involved in a fatal car accident, the new bride struggling to get pregnant, the reserved woman who agreed to support her husband in his public career, and now the polished national leader.
3:00PM

Biography

Dick Cheney: Quiet Authority

Interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld highlight this in-depth profile of the U.S. Vice President. We look back at Cheney's rapid rise to prominence in Washington, D.C., his key role in the war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, his surprise selection as George W. Bush's running mate, and the heart problems that have threatened his health.
4:00PM

Perspectives

Wendell Willkie

Never dreaming of becoming President, this is the man who blazed into national prominence and in the process nearly landed in the White House.
4:30PM

Biography

Robert A. Taft

An iron-willed Republican senator who enjoyed his power, Taft was denied his greatest ambition: to follow in the footsteps of his father, President William Howard Taft.
5:00PM

Biography

Thomas Dewey

Here is the record of the life of the outspoken crimebuster who made a national reputation that almost propelled him into the White House.
5:30PM

Perspectives

John L. Lewis

Independent and enigmatic, Lewis was a union chief who was a champion of the rights of coal miners but a mystery man that few knew well.
6:00PM

Perspectives

Hizzoner the Mayor: Fiorello La Guardia & Jimmy Walker

The life and times of two of New York City's most iconic mayors.
7:00PM

Perspectives

Joseph McCarthy

The political smoke still swirls around the ideological legacy of the American senator who headed the infamous communist witch hunt trials of the 1950s.
7:30PM

Biography

Dag Hammarskjold

Follow the distinguished career of the citizen-of-the-world who helped create an atmosphere of peace in his years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
8:00PM

Biography

John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Death of an American Prince

This special look at the life and tragic death of John F. Kennedy Jr., includes a profile of his and his wife Carolyn's lives, and coverage of that shattering week in July 1999, when his plane was first reported missing.
9:00PM

Biography

Caroline Kennedy

Her life shaped by the myth of Camelot, the reality of her father's assassination, and her brother's death in a plane crash, Caroline Kennedy continues to serve as a scion of her illustrious family. This profile looks at the tragedies in Caroline's life and her many achievements as well, which include two books on civil liberties, another book entitled, "Profiles in Courage for Our Time," and her domestic career as a mother of three children and wife to exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg.
10:00PM

Biography

Laura Bush

She is a Cinderella, of sorts: once a librarian, now First Lady. Interviews with Laura Bush, the President, and Bush family members and friends highlight this portrait. We go behind the public image to meet the real Laura Bush--the young woman involved in a fatal car accident, the new bride struggling to get pregnant, the reserved woman who agreed to support her husband in his public career, and now the polished national leader.
11:00PM

Biography

Dick Cheney: Quiet Authority

Interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld highlight this in-depth profile of the U.S. Vice President. We look back at Cheney's rapid rise to prominence in Washington, D.C., his key role in the war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, his surprise selection as George W. Bush's running mate, and the heart problems that have threatened his health.
12:00AM

Perspectives

Wendell Willkie

Never dreaming of becoming President, this is the man who blazed into national prominence and in the process nearly landed in the White House.
12:30AM

Biography

Robert A. Taft

An iron-willed Republican senator who enjoyed his power, Taft was denied his greatest ambition: to follow in the footsteps of his father, President William Howard Taft.
1:00AM

Biography

Thomas Dewey

Here is the record of the life of the outspoken crimebuster who made a national reputation that almost propelled him into the White House.
1:30AM

Perspectives

John L. Lewis

Independent and enigmatic, Lewis was a union chief who was a champion of the rights of coal miners but a mystery man that few knew well.
2:00AM

Perspectives

Hizzoner the Mayor: Fiorello La Guardia & Jimmy Walker

The life and times of two of New York City's most iconic mayors.
3:00AM

Perspectives

Joseph McCarthy

The political smoke still swirls around the ideological legacy of the American senator who headed the infamous communist witch hunt trials of the 1950s.
3:30AM

Biography

Dag Hammarskjold

Follow the distinguished career of the citizen-of-the-world who helped create an atmosphere of peace in his years as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4:00AM

Biography

John F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Death of an American Prince

This special look at the life and tragic death of John F. Kennedy Jr., includes a profile of his and his wife Carolyn's lives, and coverage of that shattering week in July 1999, when his plane was first reported missing.
5:00AM

Biography

Caroline Kennedy

Her life shaped by the myth of Camelot, the reality of her father's assassination, and her brother's death in a plane crash, Caroline Kennedy continues to serve as a scion of her illustrious family. This profile looks at the tragedies in Caroline's life and her many achievements as well, which include two books on civil liberties, another book entitled, "Profiles in Courage for Our Time," and her domestic career as a mother of three children and wife to exhibit designer Edwin Schlossberg.
6:00AM

Biography

Laura Bush

She is a Cinderella, of sorts: once a librarian, now First Lady. Interviews with Laura Bush, the President, and Bush family members and friends highlight this portrait. We go behind the public image to meet the real Laura Bush--the young woman involved in a fatal car accident, the new bride struggling to get pregnant, the reserved woman who agreed to support her husband in his public career, and now the polished national leader.
7:00AM

Biography

Dick Cheney: Quiet Authority

Interviews with Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld highlight this in-depth profile of the U.S. Vice President. We look back at Cheney's rapid rise to prominence in Washington, D.C., his key role in the war against Iraq's Saddam Hussein, his surprise selection as George W. Bush's running mate, and the heart problems that have threatened his health.
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