The Seventies

Due to a new sophistication in programming as well as an introduction of new formats, television matures into the medium we know today. Look back at some of the programs and personalities that defined television in 70's.

In 1972, Nixon's trip to Communist China ended with his electoral victory. But between these events was a 'third rate burglary' at a D.C. office complex that led to the only presidential resignation in American history.

The Vietnam War is one of the defining events of recent American history. It still exerts enormous influence on our military and foreign policy. Interviewees include: Neil Sheehan, Karl Marlantes, and Winston Lord.

An unprecedented wave of violent crimes grips America throughout the decade.

'The State of the Union is Not Good.' That unlikely phrase is taken from President Ford's 1975 State of the Union address and reflects an America that careened from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade.

Sex was everywhere in the 1970s. No decade in our history witnessed such a seismic shift in sexual mores, customs and gender roles. Hear stories from the front lines from Gail Collins, Gay Talese, and Billie Jean King.