The 1960s Images
Passing the Torch to a New Generation
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President John Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower, 1961
Transfer of Power
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Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as president after the assassination of John Kennedy
Politics, Texas-Style
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Lyndon Johnson applying a little political pressure
Johnson’s War on Poverty
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President Lyndon Johnson visiting Kentucky in 1964
Columbia 1968
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Students at Columbia University occupy one of the campus buildings for a week during April 1968