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    JFK and RFK in the Civil Rights Movement Era

    JFK and RFK in the Civil Rights Movement Era

    FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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    JFK and RFK in the Civil Rights Movement Era

    FromJFK35 - A podcast by the JFK Library Foundation

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    Length:
    31 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 18, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    While President Kennedy didn’t live long enough to see Congress pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, his brother Robert would pick up where JFK left off. Historian Patricia Sullivan discusses both Kennedys roles during the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
    Released:
    Nov 18, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    On October 16, 1962, President John F. Kennedy was told the Soviet Union was assembling nuclear warheads on the island of Cuba, just 90 miles from the Florida coastline. During the next 13 days and beyond, President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev would make decisions in a crisis that brought the world closer to all-out nuclear war than it has ever been. Today, we continue to live with the historic legacy of the Cuban Missile Crisis and its lessons of leadership, diplomacy, and ultimately, grace under pressure. Atomic Gambit takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history. Atomic Gambit, a JFK35 podcast special series, takes a deep dive into the history, the players, and the pivotal moments that made this episode a turning point in world history.