Real Time 1960s

This report covers the assassination of President Kennedy from all angles. Included are clips of the President at various events just prior to his death; Walter Cronkite of CBS News; Acting White Hou…

President Kennedy defends his foreign aid program; a changing of the guard in South Vietnam; the pushbutton telephone arrives; the nation honors its war veterans; George C. Scott solicits feedback; C…

In Indianapolis, an explosion kills at least 62 people; in Philadelphia, President Kennedy is met by protestors; in South Vietnam, three Americans are captured; demonstrators assault Chief Justice Wa…

In this episode, we move on to our sixth-ranked film of 1963, "The Organizer," an Italian strike drama directed by Mario Monicelli and starring the great Marcello Mastroianni (“8½”).

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The South Vietnamese crisis deepens; state troopers go on the attack at a voter registration drive in Alabama; President Kennedy talks 1964; the nuclear test ban treaty is signed; the Valachi Hearing…

Twenty-two U.S. Senators speak out on Vietnam; in the Deep South, schools in four states are integrated; a serial strangler terrorizes Boston; Robert Kennedy speaks to American Indians; Frank Sinatra…

In this episode, we move on to our seventh-ranked film of 1963, "The Great Escape," which marked career turning points for Steve McQueen, James Garner, and James Coburn. 

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President Kennedy speaks out on Vietnam; Governor Wallace blocks integration of Alabama public schools; two young women are brutally murdered in New York City; the Beatles take Britain by storm; Whit…

The South Vietnamese Buddhist crisis worsens dramatically; a Birmingham civil rights leader's home is bombed; security measures are announced for next week's March on Washington; the Castro regime is…

In this episode, we move on to our 8th-ranked film of 1963, "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment," a groundbreaking example of "direct cinema" that provides fly-on-the-wall coverage of the the 1…

President Kennedy speaks at the Naval Academy; Barry Goldwater hits the radical left; possible coup in South Vietnam; Marlon Brando is heckled; Cassius Clay cuts a record; Sonny Liston has a spiritua…

D.C. police get ready for a massive civil rights march; South Vietnamese Government forces crack down on Buddhists; Richard Nixon defends Barry Goldwater; Marlon Brando is hospitalized; Floyd Patters…

In this episode, we move on to our ninth-ranked film of 1963, "This Sporting Life," directed by Lindsay Anderson and starring Richard Harris and Rachel Roberts.

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West Berliners cheer President Kennedy; N.J. Governor Hughes scores a major coup; the Mississippi D.A. seeks the death penalty for Byron De La Beckwith; the Viet Cong set booby traps; Malcolm X speak…

The University of Alabama is integrated; Medgar Evers is assassinated; a Vietnamese Buddhist monk sets himself on fire; President Kennedy talks peace; New Yorkers talk “Cleopatra”; the Yankees and Do…

In this episode, we commence our survey of the top 10 films of 1963 with a deep dive into our 10th-ranked film, "From Russia with Love."

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In Washington, cheers for astronaut Gordon Cooper; in Vietnam, a major Communist attack; in New York, a premature birthday party for President Kennedy; Martin Luther King speaks out; Koufax gets hit;…

In Birmingham, negotiators call a truce in the racial crisis; in Vietnam, a U.S. Army lieutenant is killed; in Boston, another young woman is strangled; Harry Truman takes a call from the President; …

President Kennedy hits back at Richard Nixon on Cuba; Martin Luther King is released from Birmingham city jail; the Communist Viet Cong score another victory; a white integrationist is murdered; the …

In this episode, we complete our survey of the top 10 films of 1962 with an examination of our No. 1 film, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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