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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 people's lives and took every chance to dodge the tough questions until tonight. >> barack obama and domestic terrorist bill ayers, friends. they've worked to the for years but obama tries to hide it. why? he was one of the most controversial figures of barack obama's 2008 presidential campaign. >> our opponent is someone who sees ameri...

and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didn't 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, hollywood was coming apart. anti-trust action dismantled the entire studio system. the monopoly of...

and by: and the annual financial support of: hello, i'm john lithgow. welcome to "american cinema." in 1946, hollywood didn't 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, hollywood was coming apart. anti-trust action dismantled the entire studio system. the monopoly of...

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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. that's 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 where the strange phenomenon came from and why so much of what was taking place there in the park was ...