The Century: America's Time

Season 1 • Episode 12: 1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse • Watch with subtitles

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Episode 12: 1971-1975: Approaching the Apocalypse

April 26, 1999 • 45 min

The trauma of the war in Vietnam and the Watergate scandal left Americans exhausted, embittered, and disillusioned with politics and politicians. This program appraises the effects of those blights on the political landscape and their impact on the trust between the government and the governed, so vital to the well-being of a representative democracy such as the United States.

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