1968: The Year That Changed America - Season 1 Episode 1 Part One: Winter
The months of 1968 signal the beginning of a momentous, tumultuous and historic year. U.S. Marines are besieged at Khe Sanh and the Viet Cong launch the Tet offensive, the turning point in the Vietnam War. Walter Cronkite, “the most trusted man in America” weighs in from the front. Meanwhile, the 1968 presidential election begins to take shape. Senator Eugene McCarthy dares to challenge the sitting president of his own party, Lyndon Johnson, while LBJ’s greatest political rival, Senator Robert Kennedy, eyes his own entry into the race. Republican Richard Nixon begins his political comeback attempt with another presidential run, as controversial independent candidate George Wallace mounts a populist campaign. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. travels to Memphis in support of a local sanitation worker’s strike. Finally, on the last day of March, President Johnson stuns the world with a surprise announcement that will change the course of history.
Year: 2018
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: CNN
Director:
Cast:
Crew: Mark Herzog (Executive Producer), Tom Hanks (Executive Producer), Gary Goetzman (Executive Producer), Stephen J. Morrison (Consulting Producer)
First Air Date: May 27, 2018
Last Air date: May 28, 2018
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 4 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 5.80/10 by 8.00 users
Popularity: 6.221
Language: English
Season
Season 1
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