Tear Down This Wall
- Episode aired Apr 28, 2016
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7.7/10
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Wyatt Andrews
- Self - CBS News
- (archive sound)
James Baker III
- Self - Former White House Chief of Staff
- (as James A. Baker III)
Leonard Bernstein
- Self
- (archive footage)
Charles Bierbauer
- Self - ABC News
- (archive sound)
Tom Brokaw
- Self - NBC News
- (archive footage)
John Chancellor
- Self - NBC News
- (archive footage)
Mike Chinoy
- Self - CNN
- (archive sound)
Jill Clayburgh
- Self - Actress
- (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite
- Self - CBS News
- (archive footage)
Sam Donaldson
- Self - ABC News
- (archive footage)
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Let freedom ring
Very well put-together episode charting the U.S./Soviet face-off throughout Reagan's presidency. Most of the time, when I hear reference to the Cold War or nuclear winter, it's in the context of parody. But the possibility was very real. And despite the oft-heard soundbite ("Tear. Down. This. Wall!") the fall of the Soviet Union was due to surprisingly economic reasons in the end. I always like that little piece of trivia; it's askew and seems to go against the might-is-right narrative.
Sadly, no mention of Hasselhoff's contribution to the Berlin Wall collapse.
8/10
Sadly, no mention of Hasselhoff's contribution to the Berlin Wall collapse.
8/10
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- Mr-Fusion
- Mar 21, 2017
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