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Kit R. Roane

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How an East Berlin Teenager Defied Cold War Authorities

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By Kit R. Roane, Jeff Bernier, Jordan Bernier
| Retro Report Verified
TIM EISENLOHR (FORMER RESIDENT OF EAST BERLIN): The wall was always in my life. Today, this is so hard to explain it to young people. It’s like a science fiction movie, and of course, this was completely a different  world. Oh, my name is Tim Eisenlohr. I’m born in 1973 in East Berlin. My parents really tried always to empower us for critical thinking and to ask questions about everything. I think I’m kind of privileged to grow up in this kind of family.
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Berlin Wall: The Rise and Collapse of a Cold War Symbol

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By Kit R. Roane, Jeff Bernier, Jordan Bernier
| Retro Report Verified
HOPE M. HARRISON (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY): The wall was the iconic symbol of the Cold War. There it was, in concrete. You could touch it. There’s something about it. It represented division. I have long been fascinated by the fact that a major world city, a metropolis, was divided by a wall dividing families, dividing friends, lovers. What led to that decision? ARCHIVAL (HISTORIC FILMS, 1945): ANNOUNCER: 1945, and this was Berlin.
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The Price of Oil: Lessons From a 1970s Energy Crisis

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By Kit R. Roane, Brian Kamerzel, Matteo Cervone
| Retro Report Verified
ARCHIVAL (PBS, 1979): NEWS REPORT: Gasoline shortages are spreading across the country. Gasoline lines and closed gas stations are becoming increasingly common. GAS STATION ATTENDANT: We’re all out of high test and regular gas. That’s it. The lines are completely around the corner. MAN: What is this? I’m in line for two hours here, and I can’t get gas. This is baloney! JAY HAKES (SENIOR ENERGY POLICY ADVISOR, CARTER ADMINISTRATION): In the 1970s, Americans experienced an energy crisis.
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