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Speeches by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson at the University of Michigan
2013-11-16T12:46:40-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/5a5/20131116125104003_hd.jpgAnn Arbor historian Grace Shackman talked about two historical speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson on the University of Michigan campus. She spoke about why the school served as the location for these two historical speeches and the impact they serve today.C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from October 21-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Ann Arbor historian Grace Shackman talked about two historical speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson on the University of… read more
Speeches by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor historian Grace Shackman talked about two historical speeches made by Senator John F. Kennedy and President Lyndon Johnson on the University of Michigan campus. She spoke about why the school served as the location for these two historical speeches and the impact they serve today.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2013 LCV Cities Tour” in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from October 21-25 to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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