Directed by Robert Drew • 1963 • United States
CRISIS: BEHIND A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT provided filmmaker Robert Drew, his crew and his audience the rare opportunity to watch a President of the United States deal with a national crisis. In this case, the crisis of the title was the attempted integration of the University of Alabama by African-American students by the Kennedy Administration and the machinations of then Governor George Wallace to stop them.
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Faces of November
Directed by Robert Drew • 1964 • United States
An intimate portrait of President John F. Kennedy’s funeral in November of 1963, this short work crafted by documentarian Robert Drew captures one of the most solemn moments in U.S. history.
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Adventures on the New Frontier
Directed by Robert Drew • 1961 • United States
Cinéma vérité pioneer Robert Drew’s fascinating documentary ADVENTURES ON THE NEW FRONTIER offers a rare and candid glimpse inside the Oval Office as newly elected President John F. Kennedy goes about his daily work routine as America’s Chief Execut...
