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Cronkite Remembers: Environmental Awareness
From the archives of CBS, Walter Cronkite recounts the late sixties when environmental awareness was on the rise as Americans began to see the devastating damage pollution was causing to the Earth.
Added: Jul 23, 2009
Views: 1070 Views
Runtime: 02:21
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