7.9

The Sixties•Season 1•Episode 8

1968 (1968)

7.9/10 · 151 votesJul 24, 201460 min

Ranked #4 of 10 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Tom Hayden, Gloria Steinem, Lance Morrow, Evan Thomas, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, Tim Naftali, and Mark Kurlansky discuss how one of the most dramatic years in American history was punctuated by a Soviet incursion into Czechoslovakia, devastating assassinations, turning points in the wars in Southeast

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes10

E1 7.9

Television Comes of Age (1960 - 1969)

E2 7.6

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 7.9Now viewing

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)

Crew1

Armando Salas

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Episode Summary

"1968 (1968)" is episode 8 of The Sixties season 1. It scored 7.9/10 from 151 votes, ranking #4 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on July 24, 2014.

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