Provides a penetrating view of the role played in the 1968 presidential election by the war in Vietnam, student unrest, and uprisings in the inner city areas, as it follows the paths of Richard Nixon, Eugene McCarthy and George Romney. Covers Robert Kennedy’s entry into the race and Lyndon Johnson’s withdrawal, the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, rioting and bloodshed in Chicago streets during the Democratic Convention. Concludes with coverage of the election and Richard Nixon’s victory over Hubert Humphrey. Based on the book by Theodore H. White. Editing, David Saxon. Narrator, Joseph Campanella.
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ACMI Identifier
504721
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Assassination
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Assassination
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Presidents
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Student movements
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Feature films → Feature films - United States
History → Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
History → United States - History
History → United States - History - 1945-
People → Kennedy, Robert, F. (Robert Francis), 1925-1968
People → King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)