ID #:
144
Film Type:
DVD
Release Date:
1999
Color or BW:
Color and B&W
Description:
The trauma of the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal left Americans exhausted, embittered, and disillusioned with politics and politicians. This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the United States.
Keywords:
disillusioned with politcs and politicians., embittered, exhausted, Watergate scandal
Notes:
12 of 15-part retrospective, anchored by Peter Jennings.