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Washington in the 70s

The 1971 Redskins Cheerleaders. (Photo credit: Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association)

A WETA Production. Flash back to Washington in the 1970s. This one-hour documentary charts the District's rise from the ashes of the 1968 riots to its emergence as a world-class city, featuring first-hand accounts from those who shaped the events of the time.

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A history of the nation's capital in the '70s, focusing on local issues. Interviewed: former mayor Marion Barry and U.S. representative Walter Fauntroy; Pat Buchanan; Connie Chung and Maury Povich; the Washington Post's Ben Bradlee and Colbert King.

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