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Moynihan

Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Going beyond the “Moynihan Report,” President Joe Biden, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his decades-long fight to end national poverty.

Moynihan

1h 43m

Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Going beyond the “Moynihan Report,” President Joe Biden, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his decades-long fight to end national poverty.

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  • Moynihan

    S38 E2 - 2m 49s

    Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Going beyond the “Moynihan Report,” President Joe Biden, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his decades-long fight to end national poverty.

  • Explaining the "Moynihan Report": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Explaining the "Moynihan Report"

    S38 E2 - 6m 3s

    In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan released his report on the Black family, titled "The Negro Family: The Case for National Action." Through structural and cultural analysis, the "Moynihan Report," as it was known colloquially, detailed "the deterioration of the fabric of Negro society is the deterioration of the Negro family." The report caused controversy upon its release.

  • Daniel Patrick Moynihan on going "beyond the melting pot": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Daniel Patrick Moynihan on going "beyond the melting pot"

    S38 E2 - 2m 40s

    In 1963, Daniel Patrick Moynihan and sociologist Nathan Glazer published their book, "Beyond the Melting Pot," which transformed how ethnicity was viewed in America, from a homogenized country to one of jostling ethnic groups.

  • Moynihan on working with Nixon across party lines: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Moynihan on working with Nixon across party lines

    S38 E2 - 2m 23s

    Against the advice of his family and friends, Daniel Patrick Moynihan took a job with the Nixon administration as Richard Nixon's domestic advisor. Although Moynihan didn't necessarily agree with all of Nixon's politics, he felt a duty to serve the American public. His impact as domestic advisor was wide-ranging, including creating the Council on Urban Affairs.

  • Moynihan (EAD + ASL + OC Trailer): asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Moynihan (EAD + ASL + OC Trailer)

    S38 E2 - 5m 45s

    Discover the life and legacy of former U.S. Senator and diplomat Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Going beyond the “Moynihan Report,” President Joe Biden, Ta-Nehisi Coates and others reflect on his decades-long fight to end national poverty. This version contains extended audio description, open captions and ASL interpretation.

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