Season 1 • Episode 7
LatestFast food and fast cars occupy Americans' thoughts until the Soviets launch Sputnik and the space race begins.
Archival footage and interviews with historians mark this fascinating documentary on the 1950s, based on David Halberstam's bestseller. Among the subjects covered: work and the family; the impact of TV; the Cold War; and the beginnings of the civil-rights movement and the sexual revolution.
Creator
Alex Gibney
US
