Scenes from a revolution a'borning (The Ed Sullivan Show, 1970)

 "1776" had opened on Broadway in the winter of 1969. In October 1970, members of the cast, including William Daniels (ex-Captain Nice), who'd reprise as John Adams in the 1972 feature film, and John Cullum, appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show to present key scenes from the play. Sullivan sets the scene.

Cullum returned to Broadway during the 70's in productions such as "Shenandoah". Today's audience will know Daniels more for his much later work (Knight Rider, St. Elsewhere, Boy Meets World, etc.). Today's politicians may need to take notes on how things were done in the 18th century...........