BICENTENNIAL SPECIALS (Soundtracks) reel-to-reel series
2 reels transcribed so far. Search within this series →
| Reel | Programs | Pages | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV-57 | 14 | 1 | in 1950 Truman VS MacArthur w/E.G. Marshall & Henry Fonda · SUDDENLY AN EAGLE · CELEBRATION: THE AMERICAN SPIRIT · declared innocent today. Newscast. · The Erie War · Host: Henry Fonda. 1. "In Valley Forge- 1777-78" 2. "Shays' Rebellion - 1786-87 · COLLISION COURSE in 1950 Truman VS MacArthur w/E.G. Marshall & Henry Fonda 1/4/76 · Collision Course (concluded) w/Andrew Duggan · Barry Sullivan · John Randolph & L. Bochner 1/7/76 · SUDDENLY AN EAGLE w/Lee J. Cobb & Kenneth Griffith. 1/25/76 · CELEBRATION: THE AMERICAN SPIRIT w/everybody. 1/25/76 · TOKYO ROSE declared innocent today. Newscast. 3/22/76 · OUR STORY "The Erie War" Cornelius Vanderbilt's attempts to control Erie RR in 1868 · DECADES OF DECISION Host: Henry Fonda. 1. "In Valley Forge- 1777-78" · 2. "Shays' Rebellion - 1786-87 3/22/76 |
| TV-58 | 96 | 1 | The Public President · The Possible Presidents · Relaxing · The Perfect President- The Man & His Time · A History of American Technology. · PRESIDENTS: 76 YEARS ON CAMERA "The Public President" Host: James Garner. 6/1/76 · - PRESIDENTS: 76 YEARS ON CAMERA "The Possible Presidents" VP's & 3rd Parties. 6/8/76 · PRESIDENTS: 76 YEARS ON CAMERA "Relaxing" 6/15/76 · PRESIDENTS: 76 YEARS ON CAMERA "The Perfect President- The Man & His Time" · Includes a 1901 film of 1st President on movie film- Wm. McKinley. 6/22/76 · INVENTING AMERICA A History of American Technology. w/Raymond Burr & James Burke (BBC) · INVENTING AMERICA (concluded) A BICENTENNIAL HISTORY HOUR 7/3/76 · COLLISION COURSE · Special: A historic clash of wills · It is 1950 President Harry S Truman and · Gen Douglas MacArthur are deeply involved · in the first major conflict of the nuclear · age-the Korean War · pitting UN forces in · South Korea against the invading Communist · forces of North Korea and Red China · The charismatic MacArthur commander of · UN forces · believes he must push for a deci- · sive victory by fighting the Communists on · their own ground. The determined Truman · seeks to avoid an aggressive act that might · spark retaliation from Russia · E.G. Marshall plays Truman and Henry · Fonda is MacArthur in this play · a blend of · fact and speculation that dramatizes their · confrontation over the war and their ulti- · mate showdown · when the President relieved · the general of his command in April 1951 · Supporting Cast: Courtney Whitney · An- · drew Duggan Secretary of State Acheson · Barry Sullivan Ross John Randolph Averell · Harrman Lloyd Bochner (2 hrs.) · Henry Fonda and E.G. Marshall · SUDDENLY AN EAGLE · Special: Retracing the events that led to the · shot heard round the world · Lee J. Cobb and British actor Kenneth Griffith · alternate as on-screen narrators in this docu- · mentary · which places them in historical settings · and occasionally on opposite sides of the Atlantic · to tell how and why the American colonies re- · belled against England · It's a familiar story made vivid · in part · by the · locales themselves: Windsor Castle; colonial · Williamsburg · Va. · Carpenter's Hall in Philadel- · phia (site of the First Continental Congress) · and · Lexington and Concord · Mass. · where the War of · Independence began · But it's the lesser-known details in the story · that set this hour apart. For example George · Washington's cautious advice that a call to arms · "should be the last resort" · William Pitt's sym- · pathy for the colonists' cause · and John Adams · defense of British troops on trial for the Boston · Massacre (60 min.) · A Star-Studded Salute To America · In Music And Humor · CELEBRATION: · THE · AMERICAN · SPIRIT · close up · INVENTING OF · AMERICA · 8.00 2 · A HISTORY OF AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY · Special: Surveying 200 years of inventions- · from the cotton gin to the computer · Raymond Burr and James Burke (of the BBC) · are the co-hosts for this blend of whimsical · commentary · animation · song-and-dance rou- · tines and on-location segments that show how · inventions helped give birth to the Nation · Included: how the McCormick reaper · the · Coll 45 and the railroad contributed to west- · ward expansion; how entrepreneurs like · Thomas Edison · who popularized Alexander · Graham Bell's telephone (pictured) · and Henry · Ford · whose original assembly line is visited · spurred the development of mass production · and how the discovery of nylon enlarged the · role of research in product development · The report also cites examples of "disillu- · sionment with American ingenuity: the decline · of the space program and the growing debate · over nuclear power. (2 hrs.) · Alexander Graham Bell · The Presidents: · 76 Years On Camera · Your Host: James Garner · Featuring rare film glimpses of the · personal and family lives of 20th |