The documentary, hosted by Bill Moyers, detailed the terrorist activities of anti-Castro Cuban exiles in Miami.
[11] In 1982, she won a DuPont Award for Oh, Tell the World What Happened, a documentary about the massacre of Palestinian refugees at Sabra and Shatila in Lebanon.
[12] In 1987, Crichton became the founding executive producer of the PBS history series, American Experience, and remained in that role until her retirement in 1996.
"[13] In November 1998, Holt published Crichton's book, America 1900: The Turning Point, about the pivotal historic and cultural events of 1900.
[14] In 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded the National Humanities Medal to Crichton for her work bringing history to television as the founder and executive producer of the American Experience series.
In awarding the medal to Crichton, President Clinton said, "In creating and producing the PBS series the American Experience, she set a new standard for what television documentaries can be.