Interview with Andy Carroll, author of War Letters: Extraordinary Correspondence from America's Wars, the compilation of letters that inspired the American Experience documentary.
After an assassin's bullet took his brother's life, Robert F. Kennedy was bereft, not only of someone he loved, but of a role that had given meaning to his life.
The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease. The medical breakthrough saved countless lives and had a pervasive impact on American philanthropy that continues to be felt today.
