The Cold War, JFK, and the Beatles

The Cold War, JFK, and the Beatles

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E6: During the early 1960s, the Beatles became the West’s most irresistible export, as well as the best asset in the propaganda war with the East. Learn how the Cold War transformed the Beatles from a provincial act to superstars of the Western world. Also, consider new ways to think about the controversial song, “Back in the USSR.”