Pentagon (TV series)

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Pentagon
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network DuMont
Original releaseMay 6, 1951 (1951-05-06) 
November 24, 1952 (1952-11-24)

Pentagon, aka Pentagon Washington, was a public affairs TV series broadcast by the DuMont Television Network from May 6, 1951, to November 24, 1952. The series aired Sundays at 8:30pm ET. [1]

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Episode status

Only the final episode from November 24, 1952, exists. This episode is held in the J. Fred MacDonald collection at the Library of Congress.

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