The Great Society; The Role of Congress; 2
- Series
- The Great Society
- Episode
- The Role of Congress
- Episode
- 2
- Producing Organization
- WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
- Contributing Organization
- Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip/512-7m03x84g48
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- Description
- Episode Description
- Despite any President's grandest dreams, it takes an agreeable Congress to approve the implementation of broad social and physical changes. As the conflicting claims of an election year approach, and the drain of military action abroad continues, to what extent can the President rely upon Congressional support and endorsement the Great society programs must have if they are to succeed? These and other questions will be considered by a group of Senators and Representatives of differing persuasions in a panel discussion moderated by noted news reporter Paul Niven. (Mr. Niven, as you recall, was the host-reporter of NET's "The President's Men.") (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Series Description
- For the aged, theres social security and medicare; for the slums and ghettos, theres urban renewal; for the unemployed and school dropouts, theres job training; for the poor and culturally deprived youngsters, theres specialized education; for minorities, theres civil rights. And in the over-all American dream as envisioned by President Johnsons Great Society, theres more that needs to be done for Americans living in this proud land. In a new series of eight half-hour public affairs episodes, National Educational Televisions The Great Society will take a critical look at just how much and how little success these federal programs have had, the extent of support and opposition by local and state governments to them, and the future of more sweeping creative federalism. The Great Society will consider in documentary and panel discussion reports the political implications of President Johnsons domestic goals in light of the Vietnam war and a Congressional election year, our countrys constant reach in attaining goals for betterment, how citizens from different walks of life view the Great Society, the problems of megalopolis, and federal control of Great Society programs.In its coverage, The Great Society will feature noted journalists, educators, Congressional leaders, local, state and federal government officials, and political experts. The Great Society is a 1966 production of National Educational Television and WETA, Washington, D.C.s educational television station. The 8 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
- Broadcast Date
- 1966-05-22
- Asset type
- Episode
- Genres
- Talk Show
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:29:34
- Credits
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Director: Hunter, Jack
Executive Producer: Smith, Robert D.
Moderator: Niven, Paul
Producer: Hunter, Jack
Producing Organization: WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Writer: Frifield, Don
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2087821-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape: Quad
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2087821-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
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Library of Congress
Identifier: 2087821-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
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Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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- Citations
- Chicago: “The Great Society; The Role of Congress; 2,” 1966-05-22, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed May 27, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7m03x84g48.
- MLA: “The Great Society; The Role of Congress; 2.” 1966-05-22. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. May 27, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7m03x84g48>.
- APA: The Great Society; The Role of Congress; 2. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-7m03x84g48