The Sixties

Season 1

The space race, the cold war, "free love," civil rights and more: The decade of the 1960s shaped our history -- and changed the world. In collaboration with Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Mark Herzog, CNN explores perhaps the most transformative decade of the modern era in a 10-part documentary series and brings new insights into how those events shaped today.
10 Episodes
  • Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)
    E1
    Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)Episode 1
  • The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)
    E2
    The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)Episode 2
  • The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)
    E3
    The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)Episode 3
  • The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)
    E4
    The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)Episode 4
  • A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)
    E5
    A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)Episode 5
  • The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)
    E6
    The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)Episode 6
  • The Space Race (1960 – 1969)
    E7
    The Space Race (1960 – 1969)Episode 7
  • 1968 (1968)
    E8
    1968 (1968)Episode 8
  • The Times, They are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)
    E9
    The Times, They are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)Episode 9
  • Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)
    E10
    Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)Episode 10
Cast of Season 1
  • Walter CronkiteSelf
  • Tom HanksSelf
  • David BrinkleySelf
  • Dan RatherSelf
  • Chet HuntleySelf - NBC News (archive footage)
  • Lyndon B. JohnsonSelf (archive footage)
  • John F. KennedySelf (as President John F. Kennedy) (archive footage)
  • John HeilemannSelf - Editor, New York Magazine
  • Robert DallekSelf - Author
  • Frank McGeeSelf - NBC News (archive footage)
  • Harry ReasonerSelf - CBS News (archive footage)
  • Shirley ChisholmSelf

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