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Recalling 1964, a pivotal year in U.S. history. While the Beatles captured the imaginations of the nation's youth, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, unveiled his vision of a "Great Society" and squared off against Barry Goldwater in the presidential election. Also covered: the murders of three Freedom Summer volunteers; and the influence of Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique." Based in part on Jon Margolis' "The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964."
Release date: 2014-01-14
Season number: 26
Episode number: 2
Runtime: 55 minutes
Stephanie Coontz - Self, Dan T. Carter - Self, Robert A. Caro - Self, Mark Kurlansky - Self, Todd Gitlin - Self