1968 with Tom Brokaw

1968 was a year of extraordinary tragedy, triumph, and transformation. The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy failed to halt the juggernaut of the Civil Rights Movement. Richard Nixon was elected President following riots at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. As rockets rained down on fighting men in Vietnam, a NASA rocket carried men into lunar orbit. From music to politics to issues of feminism, race, and war, 1968 left almost no facet of American life unchanged.

Now, legendary award-winning journalist and best-selling author Tom Brokaw commemorates the revolutionary events of this pivotal year in a feature-length special, inspired by his book, Boom!: Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today. Drawing upon his decades of experience, Brokaw revisits the scenes of these iconic events, pairing provocative voices from the past and present to explore how these 40-year-old moments still impact our lives today.

Bonus Features

Interviews with Tom Brokaw

More Info

DVD SRP: $24.95
DVD CAN: $29.95

DVD Prebook: 1/29/2008
DVD Street date: 2/26/2008

DVD Configuration: DVD Single
DVD Disc Type: Standard Amaray
DVD Run Time: 94 min + extras

DVD Catalog #: AAAE107950
DVD UPC: 7-33961-10795-1
DVD ISBN: 1-4229-0651-5

DVD Frame rate: 29.97
DVD Closed caption: No
DVD Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Language: English
Color: Color/Black and White
Rating: Not Rated
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region 1
Line: THC
Series title: 1968 with Tom Brokaw

Cast: Tom Brokaw

Original release: 2009

Reviews

“1968 is a must-see DVD that will stand the test of time.”
-- Parade.com

“…any documentary that interviews pundit Pat Buchanan, athlete/announcer/RFK campaigner Rafer Johnson, feminists, activists and Bruce Springsteen keeps you watching.”
-- USA Today

“It was a year of assassinations, protests and riots. It was a year when many Americans thought the world had been turned upside down. It was 1968, a year many thought would never end. All of it is excellently chronicled in the DVD, 1968 with Tom Brokaw”
-- The State/McClatchy-Tribune

“Brokaw, who covered some of the events as a young reporter, serves as the perfect guide through the year ‘that everything changed’.”
-- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“…a wonderful history lesson taught by a master.”
-- The Java Journal (St. Louis)

“As a historical overview, 1968 with Tom Brokaw does a fine job distilling one of the most tumultuous times in modern-day America.”
-- DVD Talk

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