The Tennessee Valley Authority was the largest project undertaken by President Roosevelt’s Works Project Administration, transforming a malarial floodplain into a prosperous agricultural region and improving the living and working conditions for those who lived on the plain. President Kennedy’s vulnerability at his address when he visited the Project for the 30th anniversary celebrations on 18 May 1963 prefigured his assassination six months later.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011435
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - United States
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Land use - Remote areas
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tennessee Valley (Tex.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Land use - Remote areas
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development projects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
History → Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
History → United States. President (1961-1963 : Kennedy)
People → Kennedy, John F., (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
People → Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
People → United States. President (1961-1963 : Kennedy)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)