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Overview: He has been called the most trusted man in America. His 60-year-long journalistic career has spanned the Great Depression, several wars, and the extraordinary changes that have engulfed our nation over the last two-thirds of the 20th century. When Walter Cronkite advised his television audience in 1968 that the war in Vietnam could not be won, President Lyndon B. Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America." Now, at the...
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Produced by the U.S. Army, this segment in The Big Picture series spans a critical half-century and is a pictorial record of General George C. Marshall's role as a public servant, placing him in the ranks of the great American patriots. Narrated by Walter Cronkite and introduced by Master Sergeant Stuart Queen, this engaging historical film features footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration to appeal to young and old alike....
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Fifty-three professional journalists share exciting, funny, and educational stories about their careers covering the news. Among other lessons, these stories show students how to ask tough questions, why it is important to always be prepared, and when to keep persisting even in the face of obstacles. The stories are personal in nature, but many are set in historical contexts such as the Vietnam War, the assassinations of John and Robert Kennedy, and...
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Veterans share their stories of the "Forgotten War", reminding the viewer of the human and social costs the Korean War had on the U.S. Interviewees include Senators John Glenn and John S. Warner, baseball player Ted Williams, musician Willie Nelson, former Secretary of State James Baker, Rep. Charles Rangel, Lt. Col. Charles B. "Brad" Smith, Gen. Raymond Davis.
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On September 15, 1963, a bomb destroyed a black church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls who were there for Sunday school. It was a crime that shocked the nation-and a defining moment in the history of America's civil-rights movement. Nearly 35 years later, acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee tells the full story of the bombing, through heart-wrenching testimonials from surviving members of the victims' families, insights from Bill Cosby,...