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American Experience: Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close

American Experience (1988)

Documentary | United States

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SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 7 - Kennedy vs. Wallace: A Crisis Up Close

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An intimate portrait of the Kennedy brothers and their confrontation with Alabama Governor George Wallace when he defied the courts by refusing to integrate the University in 1963. The film offers unprecedented access to the Oval Office as well as to strategy meetings held by Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

RUNTIME: 55 min

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