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I went out to the roadblock, And was looking througha friend's television camera, And...

Potok:
I went out to the roadblock, And was looking through
a friend's television camera, And noticed little tiny
licks of flame, First out of one side
of the building, Then out of the other

Full Transcript

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Potok: I went out to the roadblock,
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And was looking through a friend's television camera,
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And noticed little tiny licks of flame,
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First out of one side of the building,
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Then out of the other.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:23
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.
And in a matter of it seemed like seconds, - Oklahoma City 00:09
And in a matter of it seemed like seconds,
You know, we all stood there waiting to see - Oklahoma City 00:07
You know, we all stood there waiting to see
You know, there were 80 or 90 people in there. - Oklahoma City 00:06
You know, there were 80 or 90 people in there.
Sage: As that fire continued to build, a few adults came out. - Oklahoma City 00:08
Sage: As that fire continued to build, a few adults came out...
One of them had jumped out of the second floor window, - Oklahoma City 00:10
One of them had jumped out of the second floor window,
An agent started to run after her, went into the building, - Oklahoma City 00:10
An agent started to run after her, went into the building,
I mean, there was smoke trailing off of her clothes. - Oklahoma City 00:06
I mean, there was smoke trailing off of her clothes.
Not one of them brought a child out. - Oklahoma City 00:06
Not one of them brought a child out.
Jamar: The part that we played cannot be ignored. - Oklahoma City 00:07
Jamar: The part that we played cannot be ignored.
We provoked the circumstances, - Oklahoma City 00:09
We provoked the circumstances,
What happened was to serve his purpose, - Oklahoma City 00:10
What happened was to serve his purpose,
Buford: When I saw the fire, - Oklahoma City 00:08
Buford: When I saw the fire,
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,