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who even helped a president launch his political career. over the years mr. ayers managed to redefine himself, not as a terrorist but as a revolutionary, a kid who merely vandalized, not one who inspired murder. he is a man who took chances with other peoples lives and took every chance to dodge the tough questions until tonight. >> barack obama and domestic terrorist bill ayers, friends. theyve worked to the for years but obama tries to hide it. why? he was one of the most controversi...

and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, im john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didnt think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. movies were king. television was a novelty developed by radio industry. barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. by 1951, it was a new world and television was a part of it. movie theatres were closing in waves, 55 in new york alone. to make matters worse, ...

and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, im john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didnt think a tv screen only inches in size could ever compete with a theatre screen 30 feet wide. movies were king. television was a novelty developed by radio industry. barely 6,000 sets were in use across the entire country. by 1951, it was a new world and television was a part of it. movie theatres were closing in waves, 55 in new york alone. to make matters worse, ...

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and we are now joined by professor todd gitlin whose latest book is occupied nation of occupy wall street this is not a finished book copy, but professor gitlin, could you tell us what this book is? this is not necessarily this -- this is an e-book. >> guest: its and ebook on its way to be physical book. thats the way some books are published these days but it is in keeping the proposition will spirit of the occupy wall street spirit. this is a book attempting to come to grips with whe...

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hey, i got the money! i got the bread! yeah, i got the twenty. wait a minute... (charles champlin) in the early 60s movies began to show the influence of television itself. there was almost a proscenium feeling of being very close and not -- the film was no longer necessarily larger than life, but maybe the film was the same size as life. that was one of the things john cassavetes pioneered in, going against conventions, going against the norms, just saying that life is chaos, life is ...

our sunday morning cover story. >> can i have you help me grab something up there because i cant reach it. >> reporter: life after paralysis has often meant a life on wheels. but a new generation of prosthetics is giving folks like amanda boxtell a chance to stand up and even walk. >> im the bionic woman. >> reporter: futuristic to be sure, but the world of prosthetics is now reaching right into the brain. prosthetics next step later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the street fight we ha...

>> can i have you help me grab something up there because i cant reach it. >> reporter: life after paralysis has often meant a life on wheels. but a new generation of prosthetics is giving folks like amanda boxtell a chance to stand up and even walk. >> im the bionic woman. >> reporter: futuristic to be sure, but the world of prosthetics is now reaching right into the brain. prosthetics next step later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the street fight we have to tell you about this mornin...

captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> lehrer: good evening. im jim lehrer. on the newshour this monday: the lead story is our interview with president obama about health care, among other things. then we have the other news of the day-- a look back at that giant leap for mankind 40 years later; and the lives and legacies of two men who died over the weekend. well talk with robin macneil and todd gitlin about walter cronkite, and to roger rosenblatt about author frank mc...