Part One: Winter's primary photo

1968: The Year That Changed America

Part One: Winter (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Documentary, History

The turning point in the Vietnam War as well the beginning of the 1968 presidential election that changed the course of history.
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Updated May 27, 2018

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May 27, 2018 (United States)

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69 cast members
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Dan Rather
Self - Fmr Anchor, CBS Evening News Self - Fmr Anchor, CBS Evening News   See fewer
Jesse Jackson
Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. Jesse Jackson)   See fewer
Robert Dallek
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Thomas Ricks
Self - Fmr Correspondent, The Washington Post Self - Fmr Correspondent, The Washington Post   See fewer
Charles Kaiser
Self - Author, '1968 in America' Self - Author, '1968 in America'   See fewer
Phil Caputo
Self - Author, 'A Rumor of War' (as Philip Caputo) Self - Author, 'A Rumor of War' (as Philip Caputo)   See fewer
Heather Ann Thompson
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Gloria Steinem
Self - Activist Self - Activist   See fewer
Tim Naftali
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Rick Perlstein
Self - Author, 'Nixonland' Self - Author, 'Nixonland'   See fewer
Sam Brown
Self - Youth Coordinator, Sen. McCarthy Campaign (as Sam Brown Jr.) Self - Youth Coordinator, Sen. McCarthy Campaign (as Sam Brown Jr.)   See fewer
Tom Hanks
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Myron Harrington
Self - USMC, (Ret.) (as Col. Myron C. Harrington Jr.) Self - USMC, (Ret.) (as Col. Myron C. Harrington Jr.)   See fewer
Mark Bowden
Self - Author, 'Hue 1968' Self - Author, 'Hue 1968'   See fewer
Lien-Hang Nguyen
Self - Author, 'Hanoi's War' Self - Author, 'Hanoi's War'   See fewer
Mark Kurlansky
Self - Author, '1968' Self - Author, '1968'   See fewer
Andrew Bacevich
Self - Professor, Boston University Self - Professor, Boston University   See fewer
Jeff Greenfield
Self - Journalist / Speechwriter for Robert F. Kennedy Self - Journalist / Speechwriter for Robert F. Kennedy   See fewer
Lance Morrow
Self - Essayist, TIME Self - Essayist, TIME   See fewer
Taylor Branch
Self - Author, 'The King Years' Self - Author, 'The King Years'   See fewer
Clayborne Carson
Self - Prof. of History, Stanford University Self - Prof. of History, Stanford University   See fewer
James Lawson
Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. James Lawson) Self - Civil Rights Activist (as Rev. James Lawson)   See fewer
Dan T. Carter
Self - Historian (as Dan Carter) Self - Historian (as Dan Carter)   See fewer
Harry Edwards
Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist   See fewer
Renee Graham
Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe Self - Columnist, The Boston Globe   See fewer
Nelson George
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Chris Connelly
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Ann Hornaday
Self - Film Critic, The Washington Post Self - Film Critic, The Washington Post   See fewer
Pat Buchanan
Self - Speechwriter for Richard Nixon / Nixon Campaign Advisor Self - Speechwriter for Richard Nixon / Nixon Campaign Advisor   See fewer
Dwight Chapin
Self - Aide to Richard Nixon Self - Aide to Richard Nixon   See fewer
Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
Self - Daughter to Lyndon B. Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb) Self - Daughter to Lyndon B. Johnson (as Lynda Johnson Robb)   See fewer
Evan Thomas
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Anne Bancroft
Mrs. Robinson (archive footage) Mrs. Robinson (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Beatty
Clyde Barrow (archive footage) Clyde Barrow (archive footage)   See fewer
H. Rap Brown
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
James Brown
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Godfrey Cambridge
Self - Actor and Activist (archive footage) Self - Actor and Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Stokely Carmichael
Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernie Cheatham
Self - United States Marine Corps (archive footage) (as Col. Ernie Cheatham) Self - United States Marine Corps (archive footage) (as Col. Ernie Cheatham)   See fewer
Eldridge Cleaver
Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage) Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)   See fewer
Faye Dunaway
Bonnie Parker (archive footage) Bonnie Parker (archive footage)   See fewer
David Frost
Self - The Next President (archive footage) Self - The Next President (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Gralnick
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlton Heston
George Taylor (archive footage) George Taylor (archive footage)   See fewer
Dustin Hoffman
Ben Braddock (archive footage) Ben Braddock (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Hope
Self - The Bob Hope Show (archive footage) Self - The Bob Hope Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Chet Huntley
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
George Jacobson
Self - Embassy Mission Coordinator (archive footage) (as Col. George Jacobson) Self - Embassy Mission Coordinator (archive footage) (as Col. George Jacobson)   See fewer
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon B. Johnson) Self (archive footage) (as President Lyndon B. Johnson)   See fewer
Robert F. Kennedy
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy)   See fewer
Martin Luther King
Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.) Self (archive footage) (as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.)   See fewer
Henry Loeb
Self (archive footage) (as Mayor Henry Loeb) Self (archive footage) (as Mayor Henry Loeb)   See fewer
Eugene McCarthy
Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Eugene McCarthy) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Eugene McCarthy)   See fewer
Frank McGee
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
Ngoc Loan Nguyen
Self - Chief of National Police, South Vietnam (archive footage) (as Nguyen Ngoc Loan) Self - Chief of National Police, South Vietnam (archive footage) (as Nguyen Ngoc Loan)   See fewer
Richard Nixon
Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Republican Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.) Self (archive footage) (as Rep. Adam Clayton Powell Jr.)   See fewer
Harry Reasoner
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Diana Ross
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Katharine Ross
Elaine Robinson (archive footage) Elaine Robinson (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Schakne
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Sly and the Family Stone
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
The Supremes
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
George Syvertsen
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Tuckner
Self - NBC News (archive footage) Self - NBC News (archive footage)   See fewer
George Wallace
Self - Independent Presidential Candidate (archive footage) Self - Independent Presidential Candidate (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Wallace
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Webster
Self - CBS News (archive footage) Self - CBS News (archive footage)   See fewer
William C. Westmoreland
Self - U.S. Commander in Vietnam (archive footage) (as Gen. William C. Westmoreland) Self - U.S. Commander in Vietnam (archive footage) (as Gen. William C. Westmoreland)   See fewer
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