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The Twentieth Century: With Walter Cronkite, Daniel Schorr, Winston Burdett, Peter Kalischer. A long-running documentary series concerning the news and cultural events which shaped the 20th century. It also offered interpretations of the meaning of certain events, and placed wars and assassinations within the wider context of their era.
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- 1957-10-20
- Documentary, History
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The series was replaced in 1967 with a spin-off, The 21st Century. Produced by many of The Twentieth Century team and narrated by Cronkite, the new series focused on what humankind could shape and expect by examining aspects of the future already evident in the present.
- Documentary
The Twentieth Century (later renamed the Twenty-First Century) was a documentary television series presented by CBS News from 1957 to 1970. In this 1964 episode, entitled â Deep in the Heart of Houston,â CBS Evening News host Walter Cronkite surveys the cityâ s major industries and institutions as well as its rapid urban development and ...
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From the one-hour premiere episode "Churchill, Man of the Century" (20 October 1957) to its last episode The 20th Century unit produced 112 half-hour historical compilation films and 107 half-hour "originally photographed documentaries" or contemporary documentaries. Narrated by Walter Cronkite, the series achieved critical praise, a ...
Nov 4, 2016 · From 1962 to 1981, Cronkite covered many of the pivotal events of the 20th century including the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, the first moon landing and Watergate and eventually became known as “the most trusted man in America.”.
One in this documentary series, hosted by Walter Cronkite, which examines outstanding events and personalities of the twentieth century. This program looks at Paris in the 1920s, a playground and cultural center for Americans, with particular emphasis on the "lost generation" of expatriate writers, artists and musicians.
Cronkite: Eyewitness to a Century. May 15, 2010–Jan 3, 2011. LBJ Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, Texas. As one of the nation’s preeminent journalists, Walter Cronkite’s broadcasts brought virtually every major news story of the last half of the twentieth century to the American people.
