Use this History of The American Journey video entitled The Confident Years 1953 to 1964 to study the American transition from conservatism to liberalism during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Learn about the social history of the affluent 1950's; the continuation of Cold War policy; the mystique and mistakes of the John F. Kennedy administration; the birth of the modern American civil rights movement; and Lyndon B. Johnson's rise to the presidency.
Learn about America's Confident Years 1953-1964.