The Seventies - Season 1 - Eps 5: The State of the Union is Not Good
That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.
About The Seventies

Title: The Seventies
First Air Date: 2015-06-11
Last Air Date: 2015-08-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.3/10 (from 20 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: CNN
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Playtone, Herzog & Company, CNN Films, HBO Documentary Films
Synopsis
A documentary series focusing on the ongoing Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal, evolving music industry, the Iran Hostage Crisis, the sexual revolution, and the rise of foreign and domestic terrorism.
Cast

Walter Cronkite
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Dan Rather
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Tom Hanks
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David Brinkley
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Chris Connelly
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