THE FIFTIES: US HISTORY VIDEO LINKS

  David Halberstam's The Fifties, History Channel, 1997:

Episode 1 -- The Fear And The Dream, Part 1 (49 mins)

Episode 2 -- The Fear And The Dream, Part 2 (44 mins)

Episode 3 -- Selling The American Way (45 mins)

Episode 4 -- Let's Play House (49 mins)

Episode 5 -- Burning Desire (45 mins)

Episode 6 -- The Rage Within (45 mins)

Episode 7 -- The Beat (45 mins)

Episode 8 -- The Road To The Sixties (45 mins)

  "The Presidents: Truman," American Experience, PBS: An episode from the PBS Presidential biography series.

Episode 1  (142 mins);

Episode 2  (138 mins);

Episode 3  (111 mins).

"1946-1952: Best Years," The Century -- America's Time, ABC (45 mins): One of 15 episodes of a major survey of American history in the 20th C.

"1953-1960: Happy Daze," The Century -- America's Time, ABC (45 mins): One of 15 episodes of a major survey of American history in the 20th C.

  "The Speech That Launched The 1950s Red Scare," McCarthy, American Experience, PBS.  (5 mins)

  "McCarthyism: Populism And The Press," Retro Report, PBS Learning Media.  (8 mins)

  "Chapter 1, McCarthy," American Experience, PBS, 2020.  (9 mins)

  "'Have You No Decency?,'" McCarthy, American Experience, PBS, 2020.  (6 mins)

  "West Virginia In The 20th Century: The 1950s," 2021.  (53 mins)