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It was clearthat the fbi was saying, "hey, we're going to show you The standoff outsidethe...

It was clear
that the fbi was saying, "hey, we're going to show you
who's boss." Reporter: The standoff outside
the branch davidian compound Has become a psychological
power struggle

Full Transcript

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It was clear that the fbi was saying,
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"hey, we're going to show you who's boss."
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Reporter: The standoff outside the branch davidian compound
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Has become a psychological power struggle.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
48
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:23
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.
Now, sources tell cbs news that federal agents don't plan - Oklahoma City 00:14
Now, sources tell cbs news that federal agents don't pl...
And the press initially was very supportive - Oklahoma City 00:14
And the press initially was very supportive
They were saying, "after all, they've killed four atf agents." - Oklahoma City 00:13
They were saying, "after all, they've killed four ...
We will take whatever action is necessary to get it resolved. - Oklahoma City 00:05
We will take whatever action is necessary to get it resolved...
And again, our ultimate goal from day one - Oklahoma City 00:07
And again, our ultimate goal from day one
It was probably the number-one story in the United States, - Oklahoma City 00:10
It was probably the number-one story in the United States,
They thought this was only about seizing guns, - Oklahoma City 00:13
They thought this was only about seizing guns,
They didn't manage to get into the press conferences, - Oklahoma City 00:08
They didn't manage to get into the press conferences,
Hancock: Louis beam, the white supremacist - Oklahoma City 00:10
Hancock: Louis beam, the white supremacist
Are we seeing the emergence of a police state - Oklahoma City 00:06
Are we seeing the emergence of a police state
He'd previously been on the fbi's top ten most wanted list. - Oklahoma City 00:06
He'd previously been on the fbi's top ten most wan...
And I asked them if they're going to have a police state, - Oklahoma City 00:14
And I asked them if they're going to have a police stat...
Zeskind: White supremacists, like beam, saw in this standoff - Oklahoma City 00:12
Zeskind: White supremacists, like beam, saw in this standoff
The branch davidians were not white supremacists. - Oklahoma City 00:07
The branch davidians were not white supremacists.
But now a broader section of the far right - Oklahoma City 00:14
But now a broader section of the far right
Hancock: There was a hill that was about three miles from mt. Carmel. - Oklahoma City 00:08
Hancock: There was a hill that was about three miles from mt...
It was on a rise that was high enough - Oklahoma City 00:09
It was on a rise that was high enough
This was as close as members of the public - Oklahoma City 00:08
This was as close as members of the public
Hancock: All sorts of folks felt moved to come down - Oklahoma City 00:08
Hancock: All sorts of folks felt moved to come down
Just, just arrived today. - Oklahoma City 00:05
Just, just arrived today.