Synopsis
On preparations for the United States Bicentennial celebrations in 1976.
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Details
- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0337_New_Spirit_for_76_A_14_46_10_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Planning Ahead, are we Dick? · Spuzz · 2018-01-17
Interesting film made for the planning of the Bicentennial, that noone could get out of in 1976. That shit was everywhere. Even for a young kid like me then, (and I was 8) I knew that the Patriotism all that year was on MAXIMUM. But here, they're just starting to plan it. Richard Nixon meets the organizers, and gives a short speech. Something about eradicating hunger and promising world peace by 1976 (note: he didn't). Of course, Tricky Dick would have been booted out of office before the celebrations commenced, leaving Gerald Ford to be the headperson for that. Because of this, (Nixon…