Walter Cronkite

Overview: He has been called the most trusted man in America. His 60-year-long journalistic career has spanned the Great Depression, several wars, and the extraordinary changes that have engulfed our nation over the last two-thirds of the 20th century. When Walter Cronkite advised his television audience in 1968 that the war in Vietnam could not be won, President Lyndon B. Johnson said: "If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost middle America." Now, at the...

Includes a bit about "Charleston, a gracious lady in a picture hat with a twinkle in her eye."--p. 117.

Follows the adventures of two apprentices to Benjamin Franklin as they learn about the American Revolution.

"The riveting stories of World War II air combat"-- Container.

Covers World War II in the Pacific from the rise of militarism in Japan through the various military campaigns in that part of the world to victory and VJ Day. Contains extensive archival footage.

Walter Cronkite presents a stunning collection which chronicles WWII in Europe. Filled with gripping combat footage, this collection takes you from the rise of the Nazi war machine to the celebrations on VE Day and the Nuremberg Trials. From the trenches to the skies, here is the story of the campaigns and the commanders, the horror and heroism of WWII in Europe.

Disc 1. This disc covers the pre-launch preparations for the flight and moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. It goes on to cover the subsequent landings on the moon and includes the Apollo 13 rescue and the first launch of the shuttle Columbia. Disc 2. The 40th anniversary edition includes the history of NASA, an introduction to the people who made the Mercury and Apollo programs possible, an inside look at the Apollo mission and an additional...

The triumph of Alexander the Great: 324 B.C. When his Macedonian troops revolt, Alexander the Great must decide what course of action is necessary. He analyzes and determine if he should crush the rebellion or yield to the mutiny. The death of Socrates: 399 B.C. Hours before he is to be executed for refusing to recognize God, Socrates explains to his friends why he must choose death over life. His friends desperately try to convince him otherwise...

Two episodes from the live television series You are there. D-Day: June 6th, 1944. The invasion of Western Europe begins on the Northeastern coast of France. American, British and Canadian troops from a fleet of 4,000 ships valiantly storm the beaches launching an offensive against Hitler's Atlantic wall. The invasion marks the beginning of the end of World War II. The liberation of Paris: August 25, 1944. Nazis desperately try to hold on, but acknowledge...

The vote that made Jefferson President: February 17th, 1801. The House is deadlocked on a vote to decide the 3rd President of the United States because of the vagueness of the Constitution and the role of the electoral college. The Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, refuse to vote in favor of Thomas Jefferson who received a majority of the vote. Instead they will vote for Federalist Aaron Burr. Representative James Bayard confers with Jefferson...