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  • The Sixties 1968 (Season 1, Episode 8)
  • TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

The Sixties

1968 (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

The year 1968 was a tumultuous one for many Americans. The end of the innocence of the decade is brought about the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the Vietnam War and violent Civil Rights protests.
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Jul 31, 2014 (United States)

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Spiro Agnew
Self (as Gov. Spiro Agnew) (archive footage) Self (as Gov. Spiro Agnew) (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Albert
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Carl Albert) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Carl Albert)   See fewer
Lauren Bacall
Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage)   See fewer
Joseph Benti
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
David Brinkley
Self - Journalist, NBC News (archive footage) Self - Journalist, NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
William F. Buckley
Self - Conservative columnist (archive footage) Self - Conservative columnist (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Cronkite
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard J. Daley
Self - Mayor of Chicago (archive footage) Self - Mayor of Chicago (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Dallek
Self - Author, Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President Self - Author, Lyndon B. Johnson: Portrait of a President   See fewer
Harry Edwards
Self - Author, 'The Struggle That Must Be' Self - Author, 'The Struggle That Must Be'   See fewer
Jeff Greenfield
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Tom Hayden
Self - Co-founder, Students for a Democratic Society Self - Co-founder, Students for a Democratic Society   See fewer
Bob Hope
Self - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage)   See fewer
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage)   See fewer
Chet Huntley
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson)   See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Evel Knievel
Self - Stuntman (archive footage) Self - Stuntman (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Kurlansky
Self - Author, '1968' Self - Author, '1968'   See fewer
Shirley MacLaine
Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Mankiewicz
Self - RFK Aide (archive footage) Self - RFK Aide (archive footage)   See fewer
Eugene McCarthy
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Lance Morrow
Self - Essayist, Time Magazine Self - Essayist, Time Magazine   See fewer
Roger Mudd
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Edwin Newman
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Quinn
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - CBS News Self - CBS News   See fewer
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Reynolds
Self - ABC News (archive footage) Self - ABC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Abraham E. Ribicoff
Self (as Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff) (archive footage) Self (as Sen. Abraham A. Ribicoff) (archive footage)   See fewer
George Romney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Rudd
Self - Anti-war activist Self - Anti-war activist   See fewer
Morley Safer
Self - Journalist, 60 Minutes Self - Journalist, 60 Minutes   See fewer
Robert Schenkkan
Self - Playwright, 'All the Way' Self - Playwright, 'All the Way'   See fewer
David Schoumacher
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Gloria Steinem
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
Evan Thomas
Self - Author, 'Robert Kennedy: His Life' Self - Author, 'Robert Kennedy: His Life'   See fewer
Sander Vanocur
Self - Journalist, NBC News Self - Journalist, NBC News   See fewer
George Wallace
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Whitney Young
Self - Executive Director of National Urban League (archive footage) Self - Executive Director of National Urban League (archive footage)   See fewer
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