The post-war baby boom, suburban living, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis epitomize the contentment of the Eisenhower years. But these were also years marked by rabid McCarthyism, violent civil rights demonstrations, and a frightening escalation in the Cold War. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings probes the tension between these crosscurrents in American history. (46 minutes)

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		1960-1964: Poisoned Dreams Beset by both international and domestic pressures, America during the Camelot years was swiftly approaching a political-cultural meltdown. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings documents U.S.-Soviet conflicts of interest in Cuba and Vietn...(more details)		VHS $59.95 DVD (Chaptered) $59.95
		1965-1970: Unpinned Riots and protests intensified in the U.S. as the war in Vietnam dragged on, with anti-war and civil rights activists seeking violent ways to agitate for peace and equality. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings presents the unrelenting ra...(more details)		VHS $59.95 DVD (Chaptered) $59.95
		1941-1945: Homefront The shock of Pearl Harbor awoke America from its dream of isolationism. As troops went overseas and industry ramped up to supply the urgent need for war materials, a new wave of Southern blacks migrated north and west to fill the workforce-along with...(more details)		VHS $59.95 DVD (Chaptered) $59.95
		1946-1952: Best Years Demobilization after World War II meant difficult changes as the U.S., geared up for war, resumed a peacetime existence. This ABC News program anchored by Peter Jennings describes America's new status as a superpower, as the nation shouldered the res...(more details)		VHS $59.95 DVD (Chaptered) $59.95

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