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America: A Look Back - Not So Long Ago offers a look at some socially and historically important events that occurred in the United Sates in the brief period of time between the end of the second world war and the beginning of the Korean conflict. Narrated by the legendary Bob Hope, stories touched on include Truman's presidential victory and the McCarthy hearings.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/13/2004
UPC:	0016351092199
Original Release:	1960
Source:	SHANACHIE
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital]
Language:	English
Time:	1:00:00
Sales rank:	55,569

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Performance Credits

Bob Hope	Narrator,Narrator
Robert Bennett	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Hanser	Screenwriter
Donald Hyatt	Producer

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Side #1 --
1. Play Program [1:10]
2. Japan Surrenders [3:34]
3. Peacetime on Main Street [3:24]
4. War Machine Is Recycled [3:12]
5. Fiorello La Guardia and Babe Ruth [6:06]
6. The Communist Menace [3:38]
7. Romance in the Air [4:50]
8. Golf and Ike [7:11]
9. Truman vs. Dewey [3:26]
10. Science and Science Fiction [1:53]
11. The Age of Television [7:39]
12. Korea [3:09]

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