ABC Close-Up! (1960)
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This long-running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.
This long-running ABC News series of special reports/documentaries explores different aspects of life in the United States, featuring the most prominent ABC News correspondents of their times.
Sep 27, 1960
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Oct 13, 1960
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Nov 3, 1960
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Nov 25, 1960
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Dec 7, 1960
Tracing anti-U.S. sentiment as it builds in Latin America, Yanki No! juxtaposes the candid humanity of life in a Caracas slum with the actions of diplomats and political figures, including Cuba’s Fidel Castro addressing a rally of one million people.
Dec 9, 1960
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Jan 22, 1961
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Feb 6, 1961
A pilot risks his life in the final test flight of the X-15 rocket-powered plane.
Mar 6, 1961
Six-year-old Yolanda Gabrielle, escorted by her mother, becomes the target of the taunts of a crowd of shouting segregationists as she makes her way to school, one of the few white children to continue attending after four African-American students were admitted to her first-grade class. Tessie Prevost, also 6, receives the protection of U.S. Marshals to enter and leave the nearly empty school, as do the other three African-American children. The ugly crowd swarms the Gabrielle’s home after school, and Yolanda’s father comes home only to tell his wife that he’s been provoked by angry co-workers to quit his job.
Mar 28, 1961
A portrait of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration and early days in office offers an unprecedented look inside the workings of the White House.
Apr 14, 1961
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Apr 18, 1961
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Apr 27, 1961
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May 9, 1961
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May 16, 1961
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May 30, 1961
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Jun 13, 1961
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Jun 22, 1961
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