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  LBJ | Article

  Lyndon B. Johnson

  To Lyndon B. Johnson, the essence of leadership lay in building consensus among diverse groups.

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  RFK | Article

  Eugene McCarthy

  In 1968, Eugene McCarthy revealed major divisions among Democrats, changing the political landscape in a way few American politicians ever have.

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  RFK | Image Gallery

  Robert Kennedy and Family

  See photos of Kennedy with his family, as a young politician, with his brother, John F. Kennedy, and campaigning on his own.

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  The Riot Report | Article

  5 Times U.S. Presidential Commissions Rocked the Country

  What do a long list of iconic and controversial historical events have in common? They all got the presidential commission treatment.

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  Film

  Malcolm X: Make it Plain

  If any man expressed the anger, struggle and insistence of black people for freedom in the sixties, it was Malcolm X. In Omaha, he was Malcolm Little; later he became "Detroit Red," a small time street hustler. From prison emerged another Malcolm, the fiery, eloquent spokesman for the Nation of Islam. After a trip to Mecca, there was a last transformation — a new willingness to accept white allies. Who killed him and why has never been fully explained.

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  Film

  The Riot Report

  When Black neighborhoods across America erupted in violence in the summer of 1967, President Johnson appointed a commission to find the cause for the unrest. Their findings offered an unvarnished assessment of American race relations.

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  The Kennedys | Article

  Adam Clymer

  In October, 2003, Journalist Adam Clymer of The New York Times, author of Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography, discussed the youngest of Joe and Rose Kennedy’s children.

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  Eyes on the Prize | Article

  People Of The Civil Rights Movement: Part 1

  Learn about key figures during the civil rights movement.

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  Article

  A Candid Moment with America's Most Famous Family

  Revisiting the Kennedys' final summer together.

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  JFK | Article

  JFK: The Legacy

  "...my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country." JFK

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  Eyes on the Prize | Article

  Going Into Politics

  Maynard Jackson chose to enter politics in 1968, after the assassinations of national figures Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy.

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  The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln | Article

  An Assassin's Flight From Justice

  Filmmaker Barak Goodman describes making The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, including dramatic recreations of the manhunt forJohn Wilkes Booth.

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  The Kennedys | Article

  The Kennedys in Politics

  The tide of political power was changing in Boston at the turn of the twentieth century as Irish ward bosses seized power.

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  JFK | Article

  Politics on Television

  John F. Kennedy's skillful use of media ushered in a new era of politics.

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  The Kennedys | Article

  Michael Beschloss

  Historian Michael Beschloss talks to American Experince about the Cold War, Cuba, JFK' s private life, and Robert Kennedy's role in American politics.

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  Film

  George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire

  Four times governor of Alabama, four times a candidate for president, he was feared as a racist demagogue and admired as a politician who spoke his mind. A lightning rod for controversy, Wallace both reflected and provoked tensions in American society over more than four decades. This film traces the rise of the firebrand politician from his roots in rural Alabama to the assassination attempt that suddenly transformed him.

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  The Kennedys | Article

  JFK

  Among the domestic policies Kennedy instituted were the establishment of the Peace Corps, the Apollo space mission to the moon, and the introduction of civil rights legislation.

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  Film

  Vietnam: A Television History

  A six-year project from conception to completion, Vietnam: A Television History carefully analyzes the costs and consequences of a controversial but intriguing war. From the first hour through the last, the series provides a detailed visual and oral account of the war that changed a generation and continues to color American thinking on many military and foreign policy issues.

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  Film

  Citizen King

  In August 1963, a 34-year-old preacher galvanized millions with his dream for an America free of racism.

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  RFK | Article

  RFK: Teachers Guide

  RFK offers insights into topics in American history including the presidency, political families and campaigns, the tumult of the late 1960s and especially the shock year 1968.