American Experience · SEASON 13
The Rockefellers (1)
Episode 1 · 2000-10-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
A dramatic two-part profile of the Rockefellers, a family whose name is synonymous with wealth, begins. Part 1 traces how John D. Rockefeller (1839-1937) struck oil (figuratively) in the 1860s and parlayed it into a corporate behemoth that the Supreme Court had to break up in 1911. It also examines how he and his son John D. Jr. (1874-1960) lived with that money -- and the hatred it engendered. The family's strategy: philanthropy. David Ogden Stiers narrates.
55 minutes
Season 13 episodes
1. The Rockefellers (1)2000-10-17
2. The Rockefellers (2)2000-10-24
3. Secrets of a Master Builder2000-10-30
4. Return with Honor2000-11-13
5. Streamliners: America's Last Trains2001-02-05
6. Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind2001-02-12
7. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I2001-02-19
8. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II2001-02-20
9. Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III2001-02-21
10. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy2001-04-02
11. Fatal Flood2001-04-16
12. Stephen Foster2001-04-23
