Sputnik Mania
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June 1, 2007
1h 32m
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Overview
Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the USSR launched Sputnik, the first satellite to orbit the earth, bringing America to its knees in awe - then fear. Initially thrilling as a marvel of science, Sputnik was soon viewed by America a weapon of mass destruction.
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Liev Schreiber
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Walt Disney
Self (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)
Mamie Eisenhower
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Adolf Hitler
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
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Henry Kissinger
Self (archive footage)
Nikita Khrushchev
Self (archive footage)
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Self (archive footage)
James Doolittle
Self (archive footage)
Scoop Jackson
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