View of America from the 23rd century

United States, 1969

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A consideration of the need for institutions to have the ability to change, and reformers to use reason. John W. Gardner, former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, dramatises how present American institutions might look when viewed from the 23rd Century. Shows the human population increasingly raging against institutions because most have been designed to resist rather than facilitate change.

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Credits

producer

Beryl Fox

production company

National Educational Television

Duration

00:21:05:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1969

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011507

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Organizational change

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Attitude change

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public welfare - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Social conditions

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Attitude change

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude change

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Public health - United States

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Future life

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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