December 5, 2007
Tom Brokaw Recap
When Tom Brokaw speaks, he does so in a measured way that gives a listener the sense that he’s being honest and pensive. Because of his serious (but not uptight) demeanor, his deep voice and his vast experience as one of the nation’s most respected television journalists, he easily commanded the attention of a packed mezzanine full of the region’s educated elite last Wednesday night at the National Constitution Center.
In a discussion moderated by former NBC co-worker and Philly TV alum Andrea Mitchell, Brokaw meandered through many of his recollections of the people and events that comprised the inimitable decade of the 1960′s in America “” the subject of his new book, Boom! Voices of the Sixties Personal Reflections on the ’60s and Today.
For about an hour, the veteran news anchor and correspondent shared reflections of the Vietnam War; the women’s liberation movement; and civil rights.
At the conclusion, he signed copies of Boom! and no doubt made some of his fans wistful for the days when that authoritative yet soothing voice spoke to them from through their TV sets instead of from the silent pages of his book.
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December 5, 2007, 4:05 pm
George Vreeland Hill says:
1968 is a well done film that shows the people and events that shaped the year that rocked our history.
It was a time of change for America, and yes, the world.
Many rose up and made their voices heard.
Power was challenged, and people said no to the government and war.
The nation seemed divided.
Much of this can be said of today’s America, but 1968 paved the way by becoming a revolution against the old standards of home life, race, music, politics, law, and on, and on.
Blacks marched, and women stood up to the norms.
Times were changing.
So many things happened.
Some good. Some bad.
But the echo of 1968 is still heard today.
Tom Brokaw gets a 5 star rating for his amazing work on 1968.
This film will be talked about for years to come.
George Vreeland Hill
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