Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Jun 07, 1983


Title: 1984 Revisited

Abstract:
  • CBS Special 1984 Revisited comparing the novel of George Orwell to the reality of the impending year 1984 hosted by Walter Cronkite. Examines global conflicts, technologies which invade privacy, behavior modification research, and torture. Archival comments President Lydon Johnson, President Richard Nixon, President Jimmy Carter, and others.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 pm
    End Time:07:57:20 pm
    TVN Record Number:659211
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1983-2009 Vanderbilt University
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