The Crash of 1929 (next Tuesday) Set your TIVOs

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More about the film The Crash of 1929

In 1929, while the stock market was rising, seemingly without limits, there were few critics. Based on eight years of continued prosperity, presidents and economists alike confidently predicted that America would soon enter a time when there would be no more poverty, no more depressions -- a "New Era" when everyone could be rich.

The Crash of 1929 captures the unbounded optimism of the age and the shocking consequences when reality finally hit, exploring a fateful year through the words and experiences of the descendants of several titans of finance.

Film Description
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Transcript
The program transcript.

Further Reading
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Acknowledgements
Program interviewees and consultants.

[The Doctor.]

1. Yes, but this will not be so kind a scenario as the "Great Depression" n/t

[Fridays Child]

2. Important to watch because...

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
- George Santayana, 1905