The Seventies

20151h 0m / epDocumentary

First aired

June 11, 2015

7.4

TMDB Score

74% match · 24 votes

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S01 · E05

The State of the Union is Not Good

Miniseries · Jul 16, 2015 · 1h 0m

That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.

About the Series

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Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.

CreatorsGary Goetzman, Tom Hanks

First aired
June 11, 2015
Last aired
August 6, 2015
Seasons
1 season · 8 episodes
Status
Ended
Original language
English
Network
CNN

Top Billed Cast

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self

Dan Rather

Dan Rather

Self

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Self

David Brinkley

David Brinkley

Self

Chris Connelly

Chris Connelly

Self

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