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Title:

American idealist [videorecording] : the story of Sargent Shriver / writer, director, producer, Bruce Orenstein ; produced by Chicago Video Project.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Chicago Video Project,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

1 videodisc (87 min.) : sd., b&w and col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Shriver, Sargent,--1915-2011.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Political participation--United States--History.
Political activists--United States.
Community organization--United States--History.
Social justice.
Documentary films.

Other Authors:

Orenstein, Bruce.
Frumkin, Kerry.
Chicago Video Project.

Notes:

Narrator, Kerry Frumkin.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

"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.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)217248286

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)