American Experience; 1964; Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2; 2602

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Series
American Experience
Episode
1964
Raw Footage
Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2
Title
2602
Contributing Organization
WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
AAPB ID
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Description
Series Description
As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation. Now in its eighteenth season, the series has produced over 180 programs and garnered every major broadcast award.
Description
It was the year of the Beatles and the Civil Rights Act; of the Gulf of Tonkin and Barry Goldwater's presidential campaign; the year that cities across the country erupted in violence and Americans tried to make sense of the Kennedy assassination. Based on The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 by award-winning journalist Jon Margolis, this film follows some of the most prominent figures of the time -- Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Betty Friedan -- and brings out from the shadows the actions of ordinary Americans whose frustrations, ambitions and anxieties began to turn the country onto a new and different course.
Topics
Social Issues
History
Politics and Government
Subjects
American history, African Americans, civil rights, politics, Vietnam War, 1960s, counterculture
Rights
(c) 2014-2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:30:35
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Duration: 0:30:35
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Citations
Chicago: “American Experience; 1964; Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2; 2602,” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed November 15, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-3x83j39x7c.
MLA: “American Experience; 1964; Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2; 2602.” WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. November 15, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-3x83j39x7c>.
APA: American Experience; 1964; Interview with Susan J. Douglas, Historian, part 1 of 2; 2602. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-3x83j39x7c