The Sixties

Streaming video - 2009

In the 1960s, Americans embraced the liberal promises and programs of two presidents: John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kennedy, the East Coast blue blood, and Johnson, the rough-and-tumble Texan, could not have been more different. Yet each claimed the legacy of Franklin Roosevelt and sought to reshape the New Deal into their own world vision. JFK’s New Frontier and LBJ’s Great Society each had its triumphs and failures, but together they redefined the role of the federal government in American life and culture and created a lasting legacy for the nation..

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Genres
Educational films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Media Rich 2009.
2016.
Language
English
Online Access
A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image
Item Description
In Process Record.
Title from title frames.
Playlist
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (38 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time
00:37:41
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).