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It was a roiling time in american history. the cold war had begun. and the nuclear age was upon us. for all the surface calm, it was an age defined by anxiety. no one knew if another war would start, one that could end humanity. throw in domestic issues, civil rights and recessions, and the 50s werent always the happy days some think they were. and that is why those three days in january, a transition from eisenhower to kennedy, from republican to democrat, from the old guard to the new frontier...

In american history. the cold war had begun. and the nuclear age was upon us. for all the surface calm, it was an age defined by anxiety. no one knew if another war would start, one that could end humanity. throw in domestic issues, civil rights and recessions, and the 50s werent always the happy days some think they were. and that is why those three days in january, a transition from eisenhower to kennedy, from republican to democrat, from the old guard to the new frontier, were a crucial time ...

The cold war had begun and the nuclear age was upon us. for all the surface calm, it was an age defined by anxiety. no one knew of if another war d start, one that could and humanity. throw in domestic issues, civil rights, and recessions, and fee 50s werent always the happiest days. some think they were. and that is why those three days in january, a transition from eisenhower to kennedy, from republican to democrat, from the old guard to the new frontier, for a crucial time in our history. >> ...

Digging into the heels for calling for change and next its making peaceful overtures. a former senior director for middle east affairs and national security council and visiting fellow for near east policy. let me ask you about the assassination attempt on omar suleiman, if he had been assassinated two days after being appointed we would be looking at a whole different situation on the ground in cairo would we not? >> we certainly would. omar suleiman has been the lead negotiator for the egyptia...

It was a roiling time in american history. the cold war had begun. and the nuclear age was upon us. for all the surface calm, it was an age defined by anxiety. no one knew if another war would start, one that could end humanity. throw in domestic issues, civil rights and recessions, and the 50s werent always the happy days some think they were. and that is why those three days in january, a transition from eisenhower to kennedy, from republican to democrat, from the old guard to the new frontier...

In american history. the cold war had begun. and the nuclear age was upon us. for all the surface calm, it was an age defined by anxiety. no one knew if another war would start, one that could end humanity. throw in domestic issues, civil rights and recessions, and the 50s werent always the happy days some think they were. and that is why those three days in january, a transition from eisenhower to kennedy, from republican to democrat, from the old guard to the new frontier, were a crucial time ...