In this episode, I talk about the early 1960s through the lens of the presidencies of John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ).  The Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, sit-in protests and the March on Washington, early escalation in Vietnam, and LBJ's Great Society programs all get a mention in this episode.

In this episode, I talk about the early 1960s through the lens of the presidencies of John F. Kennedy (JFK) and Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ). The Space Race, Cuban Missile Crisis, sit-in protests and the March on Washington, early escalation in Vietnam, and LBJ's Great Society programs all get a mention in this episode.

JFK and LBJ

A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19.  Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas.  She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&M University, and Lone Star College.  She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

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A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19. Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas. She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&M University, and Lone Star College. She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

A podcast originally created in Spring 2020 as part of a shift of education to online in the wake of COVID-19.  Dr. Melissa Esmacher is an associate professor of History at El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas.  She holds degrees from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Texas A&amp;M University, and Lone Star College.  She teaches U.S. History and World History survey courses, and her research specialties include 20th century U.S. history, popular culture, race and ethnicity, violence, labor, and feminism.

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