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  1. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment

    1963 · Documentary · 53m

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  1. Shot primarily during a two-day period surrounding the University of Alabama integration crisis on June 11, 1963, the film follows President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Governor George Wallace of Alabama, Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, and the students involved, Vivian Malone and James Hood.

  2. Crisis: Behind a Presidential CommitmentFirst aired on ABC television in 1963, Robert Drew's cinéma vérité documentary chronicles how President John F. Kenne...

    • 71 min
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    • US National Archives
  3. Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. Governor George Wallace will not let two black students into an Alabama school, against the wishes of President Kennedy. Loud shouts come from both sides of the issue as JFK stands by his decisions.

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    • Documentary, History, News
    • Robert Drew
    • 1963-10-21
  4. When Governor George Wallace literally stands in the schoolhouse door to block the admittance of two African-American students to the all-white University of Alabama in June 1963, President Kennedy is forced to decide whether to use the power of the presidency to back racial equality.

  5. Oct 2, 2013 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) provided filmmaker Robert Drew, his crew and his audience the rare opportunity to watch a President of the United States deal with a national crisis.

  6. Currently you are able to watch "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel. It is also possible to buy "Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment" on Apple TV, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV online.

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  8. President John F. Kennedy and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, work to get two black students enrolled at the University of Alabama despite Gov. George Wallace's ban.

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