urn:taro:utexas.cah.00746 A Guide to the “An American Moment” Collection, 1996-1999 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary “An American Moment” Collection “An American Moment” Collection 1996-1999 Materials are written in English. AR 97-340; 99-047 7 inches Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin "An American Moment" was a syndicated, three-times-a-week, ninety-second broadcast, presenting what CNN called "slices of Americana." Collection includes VHS videocassettes of series segments, segment summaries and transcripts, and related materials. Historical Note

Charles Kuralt (1934 – 1997) was an award-winning American journalist. He was most widely known for his long career with CBS, first for his "On the Road" segments on The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite, and later as the first anchor of CBS News Sunday Morning, a position he held for fifteen years. At age 60, Kuralt surprised many by retiring from CBS News. At the time, he was the longest tenured on-air personality in the News division. Yet he hinted that his retirement might not be complete — he signed on in early 1997 to host a syndicated, three-times-a-week, ninety-second broadcast, "An American Moment," presenting what CNN called "slices of Americana." The show was later hosted by James Earl Jones.

 Scope and Contents

Collection includes VHS videocassettes of series segments, segment summaries and transcripts, and related materials.

 Access Restrictions

Unrestricted access.

 Index Terms Subjects Kuralt, Charles. Jones, James Earl. Preferred Citation

“An American Moment” Collection, 1996-1999, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3F124 “An American Moment, with Charles Kuralt” syndicated television series: 3F124 Segment summaries and transcripts, December 30, 1996-September 22, 1997 3F124 Promotional material, 1997 3F124 Magazine and newspaper articles, 1997 3W96a VHS videocassettes of series segments: 3W96a First quarter, 1997, part 1 3W96a First quarter, 1997, part 2 3W96a Second quarter, 1997 3W96a Third quarter, 1997 3F179 “An American Moment, with James Earl Jones” syndicated television series: 3F179 Segment content summaries, September 29, 1997 - February 8, 1999 3F179 Segment scripts, September 29, 1997 - February 8, 1999 3W92e VHS videocassettes of series segments: 3W92e Fourth quarter, 1997 3W92e First quarter, 1998 3W92e Second quarter, 1998 3W92e Third quarter, 1998 3W92e Fourth quarter, 1998 3W92e First quarter, 1999