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Relive what happened during this last century, as America's most trusted newsman shares his personal eyewitness experiences and insights gained from his front row seat to the 20th Century.
Experience the gripping scenes caught by camera and broadcast to the world. Some of the events covered in this award-winning six hour documentary include: The Great Depression, the rise of organized crime, World War I, World War II, The Cold War, the raising of the Iron Curtain, the fall of the Berlin Wall, civil rights, women's rights, the race for space, a man on the moon, a president assassinated, a president resigning. Plus, we learn about a country called Vietnam, missiles in October and a place called the Bay of Pigs.
This revealing program features never-before broadcast home movies and still photos from the Cronkite family, plus rare historic film, newsreel clips and photos from CBS News Archives, the Library of Congress, the National Archives, United Press and AP Photo, among dozens of other national, university, state, city and private archives.
But good or bad times, we have made it through and one man has been there all along: Walter Cronkite.
Disc 1
The Early Years
Take a look back at Walter Cronkite's boyhood years, a time when America came of age through the ordeals of World War I and the Depression, when radio, automobiles, aviation, gangsters and movies all became fixtures in American culture.
World War II
Fresh from the Depression, war once again engulfs the Untied States. Be an eyewitness to history as Walter Cronkite takes you to Omaha Beach, Bastogne and
the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.
The Cold War
Amid the turmoil of the Cold War, Walter Cronkite rises to the top of his profession as the CBS national news anchor while covering such stories as the first atomic
bomb tests, the Red Scare and the Korean War.
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Disc 2
Television and Politics
As television penetrates almost every American household, it plays an increasing role in domestic politics. From the 1960 presidential debates to the shock of John F. Kennedy's assassination, television - and Walter Cronkite - are there to tell the story
Vietnam and Civil Rights
Television brings Southern racial oppression and the Vietnam War home to America, helping spark radical changes throughout the country. Protests erupt from coast to coast as civil rights and opposition to the war come to dominate the country and the news.
Man on the Moon
As domestic strife rocks America, visionaries reach for the stars in a quest to land on the moon. From the fascinating manned flights around the planet to the final
triumph of Neil Armstrong's moon walk, Walter Cronkite tells the story to an entralled global audience.
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Disc 3
The 70's and Career Recap
America suffers from the excesses of its leaders as President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew are felled by scandals. As the United States tries to recover, oil shortages create long lines at the pumps while terrorists seize hostages in Iran. Then with the '80s, a new era of optimism comes to America.
Extra Feature:
A Remarkable Century
Time Line
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