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What happened was to servehis purpose, And that's the mostdevastating thing to me, Is I...

What happened was to serve
his purpose, And that's the most
devastating thing to me, Is I served his purpose
to a terrible degree

Full Transcript

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What happened was to serve his purpose,
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And that's the most devastating thing to me,
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Is I served his purpose to a terrible degree.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:43
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.
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,
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