The Sixties S1E2 — The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

7.6

The Sixties•Season 1•Episode 2

The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

7.6/10 · 177 votesJun 5, 201460 min

Ranked #8 of 10 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

The heady days of Camelot were clouded by the political and military tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. Marvin Kalb, Richard Reeves, Robert Dallek, Sergei Khrushchev and more explain how close the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis brought us all to World

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Seasons1

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Season 1 Episodes10

E1 7.9

Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

E2 7.6Now viewing

The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)

E3 7.8

The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)

E4 7.6

The War in Vietnam (1961 – 1968)

E5 8.0

A Long March to Freedom (1960 – 1968)

E6 8.0

The British Invasion (1964 - 1967)

E7 7.8

The Space Race (1960 – 1969)

E8 7.9

1968 (1968)

E9 7.5

The Times, They Are A-Changin’ (1960 – 1969)

E10 7.8

Sex, Drugs, and Rock N’ Roll (1960 – 1969)

Cast5

Tom Hanks

Self

Walter Cronkite

Self (archive footage)

David Brinkley

Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather

Self (archive footage)

Shirley Chisholm

Self (archive footage)

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Episode Summary

"The World on the Brink (1960 – 1963)" is episode 2 of The Sixties season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 177 votes, ranking #8 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on June 5, 2014.

Next: E3 · The Assassination of Kennedy (1963 - 1969)Best of Season 1