A chronicle of one man’s journey to challenge the deep problem of Holocaust denial in the Arab world in the wake of 9/11, Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands tells the story of Robert Satloff and his search to find an Arab who, in the face of the German and Fascist occupation of North Africa, took action to save his Jewish neighbors during the Holocaust.

Narrated by Robert MacNeil, Among the Righteous follows Satloff’s eight-year and four-continent journey to uncover the eyewitness stories that could change the way Arabs view Jews, themselves, and their own history.

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Senior Newshour correspondent, Judy Woodruff crisscrosses the country for a portrait of the unique generation of 16-25 year olds coming of age in America. Forty-two million strong, they were born after the Cold War, weaned on technology, came of age rocked by 9/11, and now face a future marked by complex global challenges.

This two-part documentary explores the hopes, beliefs, and aspirations of Generation Next, as well as the impact they will have on virtually every aspect of American life as they take the reigns of political, business, and societal leadership.

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The sequel to Debating Our Destiny: 40 Years of Presidential Debates, Jim Lehrer’s critically acclaimed 2000 documentary, Debating Our Destiny II explores how presidential debates in American democracy can both salvage struggling campaigns and wound presumptive favorites, all through the eyes of the candidates who participate in them. The one-hour documentary features some of the most compelling debate exchanges in recent history, plus exclusive interviews with former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney, as well as John Kerry, John Edwards, and Joe Lieberman.

In the last six presidential elections, Jim Lehrer has served as a moderator for eleven of the nationally televised debates among the candidates.

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Exploring the diversity of Muslims in America today, The Muslim Americans focuses on Muslim communities’ experiences after 9/11 in America, as compared to Muslims in Britain and Europe.

Produced as part of the America at a Crossroads series and reported by veteran NewsHour journalists such as Robert MacNeil, Ray Suarez and Judy Woodruff, The Muslim Americans examines critical issues facing American Muslims today, including assimilation, discrimination, challenges faced by youths, and the role of religion in politics.

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In this wide-ranging one-hour special, Ben Bradlee, former executive editor of the Washington Post, sits down with Jim Lehrer to discuss his life in journalism and the state of the modern American press. Bradlee, one of America’s most famous journalists, whose coverage of Watergate brought down President Nixon and won a Pulitzer Prize talks candidly about what happened, Deep Throat, his relationship with publisher, Katharine Graham, and other events in his storied career. He also offers advice to young people considering a career in journalism.

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As a follow-up to his groundbreaking nine-part series The Story of English, Robert MacNeil travels across America to explore the dynamic state of American English, a language rich with regional variety, global impact, and cultural controversy. From the effect of Hispanic immigration and the influence of women in driving language change to the meaning of ‘cattywompus’ and the way technology is reshaping the way we speak, Do You Speak American? finds a language as rich and diverse as Americans themselves.

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