Washington in the '70s

Upcoming Episodes

Sun., July 30, 2017
2:30 pm
(60 minutes)

Washington in the '70s

A history of the nation's capital in the '70s, focusing on local issues. Interviewed: former mayor Marion Barry and U.S. representative Walter Fauntroy; Pat Buchanan; Connie Chung and Maury Povich; the Washington Post's Ben Bradlee and Colbert King; jazz guitarist Chuck Brown; Watergate figure G. Gordon Liddy; educator and local politician Charlene Drew Jarvis; gay-rights activist Frank Kameny; DJs Cerphe Colwell and Donnie Simpson; architect Arthur Moore; and impresario Mike Schreibman.

Sun., July 30, 2017
2:30 pm
(60 minutes)

Washington in the '70s

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Remember the radio station WHFS, the arrival of the pandas, the Bicentennial, and George Allen joining the Redskins? Share your memories of growing up or living in the Washington, DC area during the 1970s.

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Washington in the '70s Slideshow

Protesters participate in one of the May Day rallies in early May, 1971. The rallies comprised a days-long civil disobedience movement against the Vietnam War. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
The 1971 Redskins Cheerleaders. (Photo credit: Washington Redskins Cheerleaders Alumni Association)
Giant Panda from Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C. Photo by Jeff Kubina.
DJ Cerphe poses for the camera (Photo courtesy Cerphe Colwell)
Attendees of the 1974 Human Kindness Day festival. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Pedestrians in Georgetown, July 1974. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Walter Fauntroy poses with Taxation Without Representation bumper stickers on July 29, 1975. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; Copyright Washington Post)
In 1975, police officers map their strategy on the trunk of a car. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Construction of the Dupont Circle Metro Station. (Photo courtesy Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
The scene where Maurice Williams was shot during the 1977 Hanafi hostage crisis. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Two women and a young child stand outside a store on 14th Street. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
G. Gordon Liddy speaks at a press conference. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
Elvin Hayes has the ball in a Bullets versus Hawks game. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)
"The Godfather of Go-go," Chuck Brown. (Photo courtesy Chuck Brown)
Marion and Effi Barry on January 2, 1979, after Mr. Barry was sworn in as mayor. (Photo credit: Star Collection, DC Public Library; © Washington Post)