An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

Homegrown terrorism decades in the making.

This documentary looks at the surge in political violence through the story of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, showing the roots of anti-government sentiment and its reverberations today, along with the emotionally charged warnings of those who suffered tragic losses in the deadliest homegrown attack in U.S. history.

2024

1h 47min

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Top Billed Cast

Kathy Sanders
Self
Nancy Shaw
Self
Marsha Kimble
Self
Bud Welch
Self
LaDonna Battle-Leverett
Self
Daniel Coss
Self – Former Oklahoma Police Officer
Bob Sands
Self – Investigative Reporter, NBC
Bill Clinton
Self – U.S. President (1993-2001)
Danny Coulson
Self – Former FBI Special Agent
Bob Ricks
Self – Former FBI Special Agent
Dan Herbeck
Self – Co-Author, 'American Terrorist'
Kerry Noble
Self – Former Extremist
Stuart A. Wright
Self – Author, 'Patriots, Politics, and the OKC Bombing'
Stephen Jones
Self – Attorney
Asa Hutchinson
Self – Former U.S. Attorney - Arkansas
Kathleen Belew
Self – Author, 'Bring the War Home'
Steven Snyder
Self – Former Assistant U.S. Attorney
Lou Michel
Self – Co-Author, 'American Terrorist'
Mollie McDermott
Self – Childhood Friend of Timothy McVeigh
Jeffrey Toobin
Self – Author, 'Homegrown'

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