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When I saw the fire, All I could think aboutwere the children in there

Buford:
When I saw the fire, All I could think about
were the children in there

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Buford: When I saw the fire,
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All I could think about were the children in there.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:05
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
American Experience Films,Ark Media

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Movie Summary

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.
You know, the parents had made their own decisions, - Oklahoma City 00:06
You know, the parents had made their own decisions,
I literally bawled when I saw it. - Oklahoma City 00:05
I literally bawled when I saw it.
It was armageddon, just like he said it would be. - Oklahoma City 00:07
It was armageddon, just like he said it would be.
Wright: At ruby ridge, americans saw the deaths of two people. - Oklahoma City 00:08
Wright: At ruby ridge, americans saw the deaths of two peopl...
But at waco, they saw massive deaths. - Oklahoma City 00:06
But at waco, they saw massive deaths.
There were people who had a legitimate argument - Oklahoma City 00:08
There were people who had a legitimate argument
But other people were saying this was a government massacre - Oklahoma City 00:09
But other people were saying this was a government massacre
It was certainly framed in this manner by the far right, - Oklahoma City 00:10
It was certainly framed in this manner by the far right,
We have several witnesses that say that they saw - Oklahoma City 00:13
We have several witnesses that say that they saw
There were several films made by people on the radical right, - Oklahoma City 00:09
There were several films made by people on the radical right...
Hancock: One of the earliest was a documentary - Oklahoma City 00:22
Hancock: One of the earliest was a documentary
Archival narrator: At the same time as fire was already breaking out - Oklahoma City 00:11
Archival narrator: At the same time as fire was already brea...
When someone could package the footage - Oklahoma City 00:15
When someone could package the footage
You know, those who had a tendency to doubt the government - Oklahoma City 00:09
You know, those who had a tendency to doubt the government
Herbeck: When the fire started at waco, - Oklahoma City 00:09
Herbeck: When the fire started at waco,
He was working on a vehicle out in the yard - Oklahoma City 00:10
He was working on a vehicle out in the yard
You've got to see this on television." - Oklahoma City 00:19
You've got to see this on television."
For me, I felt absolute rage. - Oklahoma City 00:06
For me, I felt absolute rage.
Herbeck: For tim mcveigh, it was all happening - Oklahoma City 00:10
Herbeck: For tim mcveigh, it was all happening
And just a few months later, the brady bill passes. - Oklahoma City 00:07
And just a few months later, the brady bill passes.