To start class, we watched portions of the documentary Atomic Cafe, which communicates the atomic anxiety of the 1950s using footage, news reports, and propaganda from the era.
We then switched gears and examined aspects of the Kennedy and Johnson presidencies, especially Johnson's expansion of the welfare state. Finally, we discussed the opposition to the welfare state from the 1960s.
We then switched gears and examined aspects of the Kennedy and Johnson presidencies, especially Johnson's expansion of the welfare state. Finally, we discussed the opposition to the welfare state from the 1960s.