Dr. Errico interviews General William Westmoreland

The last fifty years of American history come alive in a new twenty-six part series that combines interviews, lectures from historic sites, film clips, still photos, and music.  For baby boomers, each thirty-minute program will bring back memories of Howdy Doody, Sputnik, beatniks, the Beatles, and more.  For younger viewers,the programs offer an opportunity to learn about McCarthyism, the struggle for civil rights, Vietnam, Watergate, and the revolutionary advances in
technology that put an American on the moon and brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.

Complementing the text, The Unfinished Journey, by William H. Chafe, the video series, America in Triumph and Turbulence, includes original interviews with

Presidential Candidates:  Pat Buchanan, Senator Eugene McCarthy, Senator George McGovern

Civil Rights Leaders:  Julian Bond, Betty Friedan, Congressman John Lewis, Congressman  Bobby Rush

Field Commander and Army Chief of Staff: General William Westmoreland

United States Ambassador:  Dr. Jeane Kirkpatrick

Watergate Prosecutor:  Sam Dash

Kennedy and Johnson Advisors:  Ramsey Clark, Esther Peterson, Pierre Salinger

Television Personalities:  David Brinkley, Willard Scott, Ed Walker

Health Care Experts:  Inspector General Richard Kusserow, Senator Richard Schweiker

This 3-credit course is taught by Charles J. Errico, a professor of history at Northern Virginia Community College.  For more information about the course, please see the HIS 276 Syllabus   For registration information, please see Northern Virginia Community College.