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- ↑ "American Experience | War of the Worlds". PBS. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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- ↑ "American Experience | JFK". PBS. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
- ↑ McNamara, Mary (November 11, 2013). "Review: PBS' 'American Experience: JFK' is the Kennedy Special to See". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 20, 2015.