Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States (2012)

Name: Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States
Rating: 7.6

TV-MA — Mature Audiences

Rating: 7.6

IMDb

Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States Poster

Synopsis

Oliver Stone's re-examination of under-reported events in American history.

First Air Date: 2012-11-12

Last Air Date: 2013-01-14

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 10

Created By: Oliver Stone

Networks: Showtime

View Technical Specifications on IMDb

Top Cast

Oliver Stone as Narrator
Joseph Stalin as Self (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman as Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)
Winston Churchill as Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Henry A. Wallace as Self (archive footage)
Eleanor Roosevelt as Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama as Self
George W. Bush as Self

Seasons

None (2012)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Chapter 1 - World War Two (2012-11-12)

The first chapter explores the birth of the American Empire by focusing on Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin. Through examination of key decisions during World War II, discover unsung heroes such as American Henry Wallace and explore the demonization of the Soviets.
Ep. 2: Chapter 2 - Roosevelt, Truman & Wallace (2012-11-19)

Highlights from the historical upset of Harry Truman replacing Henry Wallace as Roosevelt's Vice President. Exploration of the relationship between the US and the Soviet Union and the beginnings of the Cold War.
Ep. 3: Chapter 3 - The Bomb (2012-11-26)

The strategies behind the U.S. atomic bombings of Japan are explored as well as the new mythology that emerged from the war. The bombing haunted the Soviets and mistrust towards the Allies grew quickly.
Ep. 4: Chapter 4 - The Cold War - 1945-1950 (2012-12-03)

The equation changes: specific month-by-month causes of the Cold War emerge and it is not entirely clear who started it. Highlights include Churchill's Iron Curtain speech, the civil war in Greece and the Red Scare that prompts the rise of Joseph McCarthy, the House Un-American Activities Committee and the FBI.
Ep. 5: Chapter 5 - The 50s: Eisenhower, the Bomb & the Third World (2012-12-10)

Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles replace Truman. Stalin dies but relations with the Soviet Union turn colder. The H-bomb and the doctrine of nuclear annihilation are explored, as are the Korean War and U.S. rearmament. McCarthyism grows and so does the ruthlessness of U.S. policy towards a Third World. Eisenhower emerges as a game changer.
Ep. 6: Chapter 6 - JFK: To the Brink (2012-12-17)

JFK and the Bay of Pigs; on the brink of total war during Cuban Missile Crisis; early Vietnam; JFK's attempts at peace with Khrushchev; JFK assassinated. Directed and narrated by Oliver Stone.
Ep. 7: Chapter 7 - Johnson, Nixon & Vietnam: Reversal of Fortune (2012-12-24)

The war in Vietnam reaches a turning point; President Nixon's involvement in Watergate comes to light.
Ep. 8: Chapter 8 - Reagan, Gorbachev & Third World: Rise of the Right (2012-12-31)

Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter; Reagan and the Soviet Union's Mikhail Gorbachev powwow; and Reagan's legacy is examined.
Ep. 9: Chapter 9 - Bush & Clinton: American Triumphalism - New World Order (2013-01-07)

George W. Bush and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; the U.S. economy; the end of the Cold War; and national security in America.
Ep. 10: Chapter 10 - Bush & Obama: Age of Terror (2013-01-14)

In the finale, the war on terrorism and the presidential administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama are examined.