Watch The Big Picture - Challenge of Ideas

Experience the American Journey through our country's visual heritage in this historical recording provided by the National Archives of the United States. From the U.S. Army's THE BIG PICTURE television series, 1950-1975. Hanson Baldwin, Edward R. Murrow, Helen Hayes, Lowell Thomas, Frank McGee, John Wayne. These famed personalities appear in this filmed presentation to discuss the conflict between the democratic and communistic philosophies. a challenge which demands and must get the attention of all Americans.

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