Films from the Office of Economic Opportunity, ca. 1965 - ca. 1967

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Films from the Office of Economic Opportunity, ca. 1965 - ca. 1967

1965-1967

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This series consists of films and commercials produced by the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). They describe the programs offered by OEO and the societal needs they fulfill. The programs discussed include Head Start, Job Corps, VISTA (Volunteers In Service To America), and the Community Action Program. Lady Bird Johnson appears, as do Billy Graham, Saul Alinsky, and Sargent Shriver. One film describes the philosophy and operation of the Job Corps Center at New Bedford, Massachusetts; another the benefits of Head Start to a Mexican American boy in California; another the opening of a Women's Job Corps Center at Excelsior Springs, Missouri. There is a promotional film for the Job Corps featuring Danny Kaye and Harry Belafonte, among others. There are also educational films about consumer fraud and drug addiction; setting up food-buying cooperatives; parenting advice; and water safety. There are training films for Head Start staff, including several films in which Dr. Barbara Biber addresses the question of the educational needs of disadvantaged children. There are also several appeals for Head Start volunteers

5 linear feet, 2 linear inches

eng, Latn

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library

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