From the archives: Charles Kuralt at the Louisiana Acquire by way of NewsFlicks

President Thomas Jefferson’s acquisition of greater than 800,000 sq. miles of land from France in 1803 was once a outstanding bankruptcy in American historical past, the entire extra interesting for it being so surprising – and so affordable. CBS Information’ Charles Kuralt tells the tale, and does so in a bizarrely suitable location: the center of an Arkansas swamp. (Firstly broadcast Feb. 13, 1976.)