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Oklahoma City

Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.

Director

Barak Goodman

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, history

Box Office

N/A

Production

American Experience Films,Ark Media

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oklahoma-city/

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Self - Social Security Administration

Self - Radio Talk Show Host

Self - FBI Negotiator

Self - ATF Team Leader

Self - Aryan Nations Founder

Self - Reporter

Self

Self - Mother

Self - Father

Self

Self

Self - Journalist

Self - Police Inspector

Self - Mother

Self - Journalist

Self - Writer

Self - FBI Agent

Self - FBI Special Agent

Self

Self - Writer

Self - FBI Investigator

Self

Timothy McVeigh

Self - News Anchor

Self - Biographer

Self - Journalist

Self - Former Militia Member

Self - US Marine Corps

Self - Author

William L. Pierce

Self - Journalist

Self

Self - FBI Special Agent in Charge

Self - Police Officer

Jennifer Rodgers

Self - FBI Negotiator

Self - Former Branch Davidian

Self - Housing & Urban Development

Self - Surgeon

Andrew Sullivan

Self - FBI Agent

Self - Writer

Self

Self - Writer

Self - Writer

Leonard Zeskind

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Herself - Police Officer Herself - Journalist Himself - Fbi Special Agent In Charge Himself - Writer Himself - Biographer Himself - Journalist

And you will receive a copy
of my proposed recommendation - Oklahoma City

And you will receive a copy of my proposed recommendation

With regard to this proceeding, - Oklahoma City

With regard to this proceeding,

Reporter:
All that I can see, - Oklahoma City

Reporter: All that I can see,

We'll have to bank
around the other side - Oklahoma City

We'll have to bank around the other side

The explosion, though,
went off around 9 a.M., - Oklahoma City

The explosion, though, went off around 9 a.M.,

About a third of the
building has been blown away. - Oklahoma City

About a third of the building has been blown away.

Man That morning I was not in my office - Oklahoma City

Man That morning I was not in my office

The greatest fear I have - Oklahoma City

The greatest fear I have

At any one time, there could be - Oklahoma City

At any one time, there could be

Man: I was assigned to the
oklahoma city police tactical team - Oklahoma City

Man: I was assigned to the oklahoma city police tactical tea...

And we immediately started
working our way - Oklahoma City

And we immediately started working our way

There were several vehicles - Oklahoma City

There were several vehicles

The black smoke
was billowing up. - Oklahoma City

The black smoke was billowing up.

When I walked up there,
there was a hole in the ground - Oklahoma City

When I walked up there, there was a hole in the ground

That's when it started
really sinking in, - Oklahoma City

That's when it started really sinking in,

Woman:
When I first got there, - Oklahoma City

Woman: When I first got there,

Woman When I first got there - Oklahoma City

Woman When I first got there

And so I started my way
into the building. - Oklahoma City

And so I started my way into the building.

It's not supposed
to happen here." - Oklahoma City

It's not supposed to happen here."

You tell somebody, - Oklahoma City

You tell somebody,

There has been
a massive explosion - Oklahoma City

There has been a massive explosion

A large portion of that building
has collapsed - Oklahoma City

A large portion of that building has collapsed

At the moment, we don't have
any specific numbers - Oklahoma City

At the moment, we don't have any specific numbers

Woman: I tried to put the
building back in my mind, - Oklahoma City

Woman: I tried to put the building back in my mind,

If I have to dig for my son,
where should I dig? - Oklahoma City

If I have to dig for my son, where should I dig?

I visualized the first floor,
the second floor, - Oklahoma City

I visualized the first floor, the second floor,

As I started to climb up
the debris and the rubble, - Oklahoma City

As I started to climb up the debris and the rubble,

Our babies are in there!" - Oklahoma City

Our babies are in there!"

So at that point,
I think my mind was thinking, - Oklahoma City

So at that point, I think my mind was thinking,

Man: I drove down there
and met claudia. - Oklahoma City

Man: I drove down there and met claudia.

We walked up to a perimeter - Oklahoma City

We walked up to a perimeter

Can I, can I go in?" - Oklahoma City

Can I, can I go in?"

Jim denny:
I could see people - Oklahoma City

Jim denny: I could see people

And I'm praying that one of them
is not a small child. - Oklahoma City

And I'm praying that one of them is not a small child.

I knew the d.E.A. Agents
that were in the building, - Oklahoma City

I knew the d.E.A. Agents that were in the building,

I could not believe
what had happened to all of them - Oklahoma City

I could not believe what had happened to all of them

How could somebody get
to that state in their life - Oklahoma City

How could somebody get to that state in their life

That's how I look
at the murrah bombing. - Oklahoma City

That's how I look at the murrah bombing.

To me, it wasn't a start
of a war, - Oklahoma City

To me, it wasn't a start of a war,

If you continue with shit
like ruby ridge and waco, - Oklahoma City

If you continue with shit like ruby ridge and waco,

It's a remote place, it's
a predominantly white place, - Oklahoma City

It's a remote place, it's a predominantly white pl...

In the 1980s, a lot of extremist
groups found a sanctuary there. - Oklahoma City

In the 1980s, a lot of extremist groups found a sanctuary th...

Man: One of those groups
was the aryan nations. - Oklahoma City

Man: One of those groups was the aryan nations.

Man: The aryan nations
had established itself - Oklahoma City

Man: The aryan nations had established itself

A plague known as jews
won the war, - Oklahoma City

A plague known as jews won the war,

Man: Richard butler, like many
far-right people at the time, - Oklahoma City

Man: Richard butler, like many far-right people at the time,

And the only way to save america - Oklahoma City

And the only way to save america

Butler: Every major city in the
united states is now non-white, - Oklahoma City

Butler: Every major city in the united states is now non-whi...

America shall again become
white and christian. - Oklahoma City

America shall again become white and christian.

There'll be a lot of blood
running one day. - Oklahoma City

There'll be a lot of blood running one day.

I don't advocate it,
I don't want it. - Oklahoma City

I don't advocate it, I don't want it.

But it's going to come - Oklahoma City

But it's going to come

Man:
In the 1980s, in america, - Oklahoma City

Man: In the 1980s, in america,

Racist groups used that
as a calling card. - Oklahoma City

Racist groups used that as a calling card.

"Come join us,
because the white race - Oklahoma City

"Come join us, because the white race

Man: The aryan nations
attracted people - Oklahoma City

Man: The aryan nations attracted people

And they focused their anger
on the federal government. - Oklahoma City

And they focused their anger on the federal government.

People like robert mathews. - Oklahoma City

People like robert mathews.

Morlin: Robert mathews showed
up at the aryan nations - Oklahoma City

Morlin: Robert mathews showed up at the aryan nations

And there, he met
other young men like him, - Oklahoma City

And there, he met other young men like him,

Bob mathews said,
"the time has come for action." - Oklahoma City

Bob mathews said, "the time has come for action."

He saw the United States
government - Oklahoma City

He saw the United States government

Morlin:
He had 12 or so other followers, - Oklahoma City

Morlin: He had 12 or so other followers,

Man: As bob mathews was formulating
a plan for his organization, - Oklahoma City

Man: As bob mathews was formulating a plan for his organizat...

It was a fictional account
of a group of patriots - Oklahoma City

It was a fictional account of a group of patriots

And as bob read this,
he thought, "this is us." - Oklahoma City

And as bob read this, he thought, "this is us."

"We will then drive - Oklahoma City

"We will then drive

It had this electrifying,
energizing effect - Oklahoma City

It had this electrifying, energizing effect

Man: The order is a small group,
but a very formidable group, - Oklahoma City

Man: The order is a small group, but a very formidable group...

Manis: Their expertise grew week
by week and month by month. - Oklahoma City

Manis: Their expertise grew week by week and month by month.

This was an organization
that had taken real form - Oklahoma City

This was an organization that had taken real form

And then they formed
an assassination squad - Oklahoma City

And then they formed an assassination squad

Potok: The jewish talk
show host alan berg - Oklahoma City

Potok: The jewish talk show host alan berg

Man: That's right!
Good point, sir! - Oklahoma City

Man: That's right! Good point, sir!

Levitas: Alan berg was shot to
death in the driveway of his home. - Oklahoma City

Levitas: Alan berg was shot to death in the driveway of his ...

It was born-and-bred americans
inspired by racism, - Oklahoma City

It was born-and-bred americans inspired by racism,

Manis: The fbi really didn't
know who these individuals were. - Oklahoma City

Manis: The fbi really didn't know who these individuals...

But a great break happened
for us - Oklahoma City

But a great break happened for us

A very brazen daylight robbery
right out on a highway. - Oklahoma City

A very brazen daylight robbery right out on a highway.

Bob mathews is in there,
he's clearing out money, - Oklahoma City

Bob mathews is in there, he's clearing out money,

Morlin: They convince some members
of the order to surrender. - Oklahoma City

Morlin: They convince some members of the order to surrender...

But mathews wouldn't surrender. - Oklahoma City

But mathews wouldn't surrender.

And after a two-
or three-day standoff, - Oklahoma City

And after a two- or three-day standoff,

Manis: I'm just a little
ways from the house, - Oklahoma City

Manis: I'm just a little ways from the house,

You know, he's got plenty
of weapons, - Oklahoma City

You know, he's got plenty of weapons,

He was committed. - Oklahoma City

He was committed.

Man: The next evening, it
was starting to get dark, - Oklahoma City

Man: The next evening, it was starting to get dark,

Manis: And then it was
like firecrackers, - Oklahoma City

Manis: And then it was like firecrackers,

At daybreak, I walked up
to the remains of the house - Oklahoma City

At daybreak, I walked up to the remains of the house

Noble: Mathews' death forced
the movement, everybody, - Oklahoma City

Noble: Mathews' death forced the movement, everybody,

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Documents the beliefs and experiences of Timothy McVeigh in the lead-up to his bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, which claimed 168 lives.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Barak Goodman

Writer: Barak Goodman

Production: American Experience Films,Ark Media

Genre: documentary, crime, history

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 7.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 21 Jan 2017

Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/oklahoma-city/

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