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Jan 16, 2009 · The first movie that Barack Obama should watch in the White House screening room is a television documentary called “Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment.”
This documentary -- the first and only documenary to show a U.S. President in the oval office making decisions in the midst of a crisis -- offers a look inside the White House during a thirty-hour period starting June 10, 1963, as President John F. Kennedy and his brother, U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, are seen handling a crisis ...
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.
On June 11, 1963, the Governor of Alabama, George Wallace, attempted to flout federal law and deny entrance to the University of Alabama to two black students who had been accepted. This documentary shows us the tense events of that day in a brilliant, stirring way.
Feb 20, 2023 · Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. 1963. Not Rated. 52m. 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. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0263238/?ref_=tt_mv_close. STREAMING.
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment. In June 1963, director Robert Drew’s camera crew followed President John F. Kennedy and his staff as they led the nation through a period of great tension in American politics and society.
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With James Lipscomb, John F. Kennedy, George Wallace, Robert F. Kennedy. 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.
