NEW YORK, NY – 1968, what a year. Almost any synopsis short of a feature-length, multidisciplinary documentary hosted by an award-winning journalistic elder statesman would fail to do justice to the epic and earth-shaking events of that year. Fortunately, that is precisely what 1968 WITH TOM BROKAW provides in spades. On February 26, A&E Home Video commemorates the 40th anniversary of that eventful, country-shaping year with the highly acclaimed documentary making its DVD debut. Available for all baby boomers and history lovers, the DVD of the top-rated special from THE HISTORY CHANNEL also includes a never-televised Q&A session with Brokaw himself.
NEW YORK, NY – 1968, what a year. Almost any synopsis short of a feature-length, multidisciplinary documentary hosted by an award-winning journalistic elder statesman would fail to do justice to the epic and earth-shaking events of that year. Fortunately, that is precisely what 1968 WITH TOM BROKAW provides in spades. On February 26, A&E Home Video commemorates the 40th anniversary of that eventful, country-shaping year with the highly acclaimed documentary making its DVD debut. Available for all baby boomers and history lovers, the DVD of the top-rated special from THE HISTORY CHANNEL also includes a never-televised Q&A session with Brokaw himself.
From the iconic journalist and award-winning author of “The Greatest Generation” and the recent best-seller “Boom!”, Brokaw draws upon his personal experiences as a journalist whose own life is inextricably bound to the ‘60s -- from the Tet Offensive, the Civil Rights Movement, the assassinations of RFK and MLK to the Chicago riots, the downfall of LBJ, the election of Richard Nixon and NASA’s lunar orbit. Traveling to the scenes of these historic moments, 1968 WITH TOM BROKAW finds the newsman discussing the impact of the events, pairing them with provocative voices from the past and present to demonstrate how these 40-year-old events continue to impact our lives. And as major figures and minor players regale Brokaw and home audiences about their personal experiences, animated timelines and telling archival footage illuminate the events and their influences as never before.
1968: fascinating. 1968 WITH TOM BROKAW: indispensable.
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