Focus on 1960 - 1964: The Kennedy Years, pt 2 of 2 (copy B), "Focus on People"

Begin with description of the man and his popularity; the assassination. Looks at the important events during the Kennedy era such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Bay of Pigs and the civil war in Vietnam. Discusses the drive for civil rights, the use of television as a political tool. John Glenn's historic orbit and the launching of the first communications satellite. Archival news footage from early in the Kennedy presidency as well as Americana from the same period.