TV American Experience - Season 13 Episode 1 : The Rockefellers (1) American Experience - Season 13 Episode 1 : The Rockefellers (1) 6.6/10 by 43 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 13 Episode 1 : The Rockefellers (1) Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 13 :Episode 1 The Rockefellers (1) The Rockefellers (1) 2000-10-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 2 The Rockefellers (2) The Rockefellers (2) 2000-10-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 3 Secrets of a Master Builder Secrets of a Master Builder 2000-10-30 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 4 Return with Honor Return with Honor 2000-11-13 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 5 Streamliners: America's Last Trains Streamliners: America's Last Trains 2001-02-05 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 6 Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind 2001-02-12 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 7 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I 2001-02-19 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 8 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II 2001-02-20 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 9 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III 2001-02-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 10 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Scottsboro: An American Tragedy 2001-04-02 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 11 Fatal Flood Fatal Flood 2001-04-16 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 12 Stephen Foster Stephen Foster 2001-04-23 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.