America At 250: Charles Kuralt On The Louisiana Purchase

 

 

 

 "On the acquisition of Louisiana in the year 1803, the attention
of the government of the United States, was early directed towards
exploring and improving the new territory."
-Meriwether Lewis

 

 

1953 Louisiana Purchase Anniversary Stamp
Image courtesy/The Philately

 

 

 

 In this episode of the classic CBS Sunday Morning series, "On The Road" host Charles Kuralt
tells the story of the Louisiana Purchase, which happened on this last day of April in 1803.
Originally broadcast in the bicentennial year of 1976, one of America's beloved
 radio and television news personalities chose to film this presentation 
while standing in an Arkansas swamp!

 

From The Archives
Charles Kuralt On The Loiusiana Purchase
(1976)
CBS Sunday Morning
(Uploaded July 13, 2025)