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P.O.V. returns for our 21st season on June 24 with a powerful and provocative slate of films that explore the human stakes in such American election-year issues as war and peace, health care, border issues and race relations.   This year's films also provide unique journeys into family burdens of the not-so-distant past, into the weirdly familiar backrooms of Japanese politics, and up one of the world's most fabled — and fast disappearing — waterways: China's Yangtze River. Plus, the best Johnny Cash documentary ever. Watch video trailers and view full program descriptions at http://www.pbs.org/pov/tvschedule.php.

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FW: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE reprises FDR

Stories to Go In this week's podcast, hear excerpts from FDR's first inaugural speech, including his famous line, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Watch Online Miss the broadcast on PBS? You can watch FDR, in its entirety, as well as full biographies of Presidents Truman, Johnson, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush on our web site. Later this month, films about Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter will also be available online.   THE PRESIDENTS Online. On TV. On the Go. Is FDR's New Deal a good example of how the federal government should intervene in times of economic crisis? Was Truman right to use the atom bomb to end World War II? Should George H.W. Bush have commanded troops to continue on to Baghdad during the first Gulf War? What do you think? Log on to THE PRESIDENTS Online and connect today's issues with past 20th century presidents. Then, register for free to participate in the online discussion, and read comments from fellow viewers.     Make sure your voice is heard on Election Day Still need to register to vote in your state's spring primary or the general election? Just visit the League of Women Voters' elections website, VOTE411.org, to get started.  Features include the only nationwide polling place locator, an online registration tool, important deadlines, absentee and overseas ballot information, candidate information, and specific details about voting in your state.   On TV Monday: FDR Radio broadcasts beamed his voice into living rooms around the country; his picture hung on the wall. His wife was the most admired woman in the country. FDR goes beyond the familiar words and images to offer an incisive, often startling portrait of one of the most extraordinary personalities ever elected to the presidency. One of the nation's most popular presidents, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to four terms -- more than anyone before or since -- and led the country through two great crises of this century: the Great Depression and World War II.   Classroom Resources Beginning later this month and until Inauguration Day 2009, download six Presidents programs free of charge for use in your classroom. The downloadable programs will include: FDR, Truman, LBJ, Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Reagan. Teacher's Guides Ranging from Franklin Roosevelt's role in expanding the role of the federal government during the New Deal to George H.W. Bush's role in the final days of the Cold War; from the full-contact leadership style of Lyndon Johnson to the grand thematic leadership of Ronald Reagan, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE's award-winning presidential biographies explore not just big personalities, but big ideas. The guides below provide discussion topics and lesson plans for each film. FDR: Research New Deal programs, read Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor speech, and explore oral histories. TRUMAN: Investigate containment, the atomic bomb decision, women in the workforce, and early civil rights legislation. LBJ: Learn about Congressional leadership, Vietnam policy, and programs of the Great Society. NIXON: Investigate Watergate, other presidential scandals, and Nixon's policies towards China. JIMMY CARTER: Explore the political rise of the South, presidential campaigns and elections, energy policy, inflation and unemployment, peace and war in the Middle East, the Iranian hostage crisis, and the role of ex-presidents. REAGAN: Is government the solution to our problems, or is government itself the problem? Examine the philosophy of a popular but contradictory leader. GEORGE H.W. BUSH: Look at the nature of modern political campaigns, American involvement in the Persian Gulf, international diplomacy, leadership and popular opinion, and more.   Coming Up Next: TRUMAN Monday and Tuesday, May 25 and 26, 2008 at 9pm (check local listings) He was a farmer, a haberdasher gone bankrupt, an unknown politician from Missouri who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held office, he was the least prepared. Yet Harry S. Truman would have to end the war with Germany and Japan, decide whether to use the most terrible weapon ever devised, confront the Soviet Union, and wage war in Korea. Can't wait for May 25? Watch online now at pbs.org/presidents.

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