American idealist [videorecording] : the story of Sargent Shriver / writter, director, producer, Bruce Orenstein ; produced by Chicago Video Project.
Contributor(s): Orenstein, Bruce | Frumkin, Kerry | Chicago Video Project.
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DVD ; Region 1.
Closed-captioned.
Narrator, Kerry Frumkin.
"In the shadow of the war in Vietnam and assassinations and rebellion at home, Sargent Shriver launched a string of social inventions and arguably touched more lives than any leader since Franklin Roosevelt. Shriver opened pathways for hundreds of thousands of young people to make a difference - Peace Corps, VISTA, Head Start, Community Action, and Legal Services for the Poor..."--Container.
The start of a new era -- Growing up, the Great Depression, and WWII -- Politics and the Peace Corps -- Timberlawn -- I want you to be Mr. Poverty -- How do you fight a war on poverty? -- Community action and the politics of poverty in the north -- Head Start and the politics of poverty in the South -- Vietnam vs. poverty -- 1968 and the democratic convention -- Running for office and beyond.
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