:00:33
He was the phenomenon
of the twenties.
:00:36
When you think that he was
as well-known as Lindbergh...
:00:40
it's really quite astonishing.
:00:45
His story reflected the nature
of our civilization...
:00:49
the character of our times.
:00:51
Yet it was also
one man's story...
:00:54
and all the themes
of our culture were there--
:00:57
heroism, will,
things like that--
:01:00
but when you look back on it,
it was very strange.
:01:06
Well, it is ironic...
:01:08
to see how quickly
he has faded from memory...
:01:11
considering what
an astounding record he made.
:01:14
He was,
of course, very amusing...
:01:17
but at the same time
touched a nerve in people...
:01:21
perhaps in a way in which they
would prefer not to be touched.
:01:26
It certainly is
a very bizarre story.
:01:44
The year is 1928.
:01:47
America, enjoying a decade
of unequaled prosperity...
:01:51
has gone wild.
:01:52
The Jazz Age, it is called.
:01:54
The rhythms are syncopated.
The morals are looser.
:01:58
The liquor is cheaper,
when you can get it.