20th Century with Mike Wallace

Season 1995

Television news journalist Mike Wallace hosts this hour-long series taking a look back at some of the most important historic events and issues of the 20th century from the civil rights movement to the World Wars to the war against tobacco companies.

Where to Watch 20th Century with Mike Wallace • Season 1995

4 Episodes

  • Apollo 13: Crisis in Space
    E1
    Apollo 13: Crisis in Space
  • Epidemic of Fear
    E2
    Epidemic of FearThis episode chronicles the anti-Communist fervor of the 1940s and '50s, and the rise and fall of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. “Americans had become frightened not just of Joseph Stalin and Mao Tse Tung, but of one another,” notes host Mike Wallace.
  • First Ladies
    E3
    First LadiesA review of the First Ladies since Eleanor Roosevelt. "The job," says host Mike Wallace, "has evolved from a ceremonial backdrop into a vital presence on the world stage." Included: assessments of the First Ladies by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; excerpts from CBS interviews with First Ladies Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
  • The Changing Face of Warfare
    E4
    The Changing Face of WarfareSince World War II, high-tech weapons have influenced outcomes in the battlefield, and their continued development promises to make future wars quicker, more violent, and more information driven.

 

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