Former Major Leagues baseball player Manny Sanguillén discusses what Dock Ellis was like as a roommate in 1967. Sanguillén would have to cover for Ellis when he would miss curfew and stay at the ballpark all night instead of being in the hotel bedroom.
Actress Mary Badham played the beloved role of Scout in the 1962 film, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Badham talks about how she got the role and what growing up in racially tense Alabama was like during the 60s. She also describes her shock in finding out that some parts of … Continue reading
People who participated in the Children’s Crusade of 1963 give their firsthand accounts of what it was like on that day when they tried to lead a nonviolent march for the American civil rights movement’s Birmingham Campaign. They discuss their instructions to keep the demonstration nonviolent despite the police dogs, … Continue reading
Hear a phone call between President Lyndon B. Johnson and J. Edgar Hoover where they address open investigations, the status of FBI informants, and three civil rights volunteers who disappeared from Mississippi in 1964.
Marla Wasser, organizer of Andy Warhol’s Factory 2009, walks viewers through the process of setting up the museum, which is a multi-media celebration of Warhol’s work (he died in1987). Well known pieces of art show include those of Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and more. The … Continue reading
Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson reminisce about filming Ocean's 11, the 1960 movie that features a gang that plans to rob multiple casinos in one night. Continue reading
In 1963, Gloria Steinem famously worked as a Playboy Bunny at the New York Playboy Club in order to uncover the exploitative work conditions and treatment that the women there endured. Continue reading
Gloria Steinem talks about how sexual harassment in the workplace was considered normal during her era and how these accepted, everyday conventions wanted to make her change society on behalf of women. Continue reading
Paul Newman co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," and he discusses how impressed he was with her professionalism and strength while filming the film despite having recently lost her husband Mike Todd in a plane crash. Continue reading
Bob Dylan talks about why he doesn't like to be around a lot of people, how his music describes himself, and how he wants to be remembered in this interview from the 80s. Continue reading
