18: Turbulent 1960s

18: Turbulent 1960s

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George Wallace on Face the Nation, Jul 21, 1968 - YouTube
George Wallace on Face the Nation, Jul 21, 1968 - YouTube
At about 10 minutes into this video, George Wallace talks about how he would deal with riots in July of 1968. It takes less than a minute of his response to give students a better sense of just how divided the country was at that time. Listen further to hear his explain how they just "put some water on people" in Birmingham
#primary source#Historical video#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·youtube.com·
George Wallace on Face the Nation, Jul 21, 1968 - YouTube
HUAC Hearing at San Francisco City Hall (1960) - Bay Area Television Archive
HUAC Hearing at San Francisco City Hall (1960) - Bay Area Television Archive
Although Joseph Welch's "Have you no decency" is most often used by teachers in Red Scare lessons, the protest against HUAC hearings in San Francisco in 1960 might have a different impression. This raw footage is from a Bay Area television station
#primary source#Historical video#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·diva.sfsu.edu·
HUAC Hearing at San Francisco City Hall (1960) - Bay Area Television Archive
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan -- A Time for Choosing
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan -- A Time for Choosing
One of the most effective advertisements of the 1964 Goldwater campaign was also a major step in Ronald Reagan's political career
Admittedly, there's a risk in any course we follow other than this, but every lesson of history tells us that the greater risk lies in appeasement, and this is the specter our well-meaning liberal friends refuse to face -- that their policy of accommodation is appeasement, and it gives no choice between peace and war, only between fight or surrender.
Notice how is defines the ground of the argument by telling the audience what the other side thinks
We'll preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we'll sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness.
#primary source#President Ronald Reagan#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·americanrhetoric.com·
American Rhetoric: Ronald Reagan -- A Time for Choosing
The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy | Kent State University
The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy | Kent State University
Great example of a University dealing with its past and a way for teachers to have students read an article that speaks about what happened as much as it speaks about how what happened has been explained
but no single book can be considered the definitive account of the events and aftermath of May 4, l970, at Kent State University.(1)
United States history book by Mary Beth Norton et al. (1994),
#Reading#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·kent.edu·
The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy | Kent State University
Slouching Towards Bethlehem | The Saturday Evening Post - the other side of the Summer of Love
Slouching Towards Bethlehem | The Saturday Evening Post - the other side of the Summer of Love
The narrative myth canon emphasizes the joy and celebration of the Summer of Love. Here is a primary source document that shows the dark underbelly of the counter-culture revolution. This is the Altamont to the hippie's Woodstock
#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·saturdayeveningpost.com·
Slouching Towards Bethlehem | The Saturday Evening Post - the other side of the Summer of Love
Reading: Craig & Joan: Two Lives for Peace | J. Tonzelli
Reading: Craig & Joan: Two Lives for Peace | J. Tonzelli
New Jersey teachers looking for a hometown connection to the anti-vietnam war movement can find it here. In October of 1969, two NJ teenagers commited suicide in protest of the Vietnam War. Their stories are not anywhere found in the narrative canon, but their very real experience of the Vietnam Era might teach students much about the time.
#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·jtonzelli.com·
Reading: Craig & Joan: Two Lives for Peace | J. Tonzelli
No LBJ didn't say that about Conkrite - : Recalling the mythical 'Cronkite Moment' –
No LBJ didn't say that about Conkrite - : Recalling the mythical 'Cronkite Moment' –
Like many of the famous quotes presented to students as part of history, the ""If I've lost Cronkite, I've lost Middle America." quote attributed to Lyndon Johnson has no corroboration and no proof, at least according to this author. We could just say that this is his opinion - but where is the proof? Where is the document? What is the name of the person who reported that he did say it?
#myth canon#quotes#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·mediamythalert.com·
No LBJ didn't say that about Conkrite - : Recalling the mythical 'Cronkite Moment' –
"Gay Rights Minority Report; Democratic National Convention; Intro & Fo" by Madeline Davis
"Gay Rights Minority Report; Democratic National Convention; Intro & Fo" by Madeline Davis
Though gay rights were not formally included in the Democratic Platform in 1972, an "openly gay" man and lesbian woman were allowed to address the DNC at all was a milestone in the consolidation of gay political power." –
#LGBTQ+#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu·
"Gay Rights Minority Report; Democratic National Convention; Intro & Fo" by Madeline Davis
H. R. Haldeman Diaries | Richard Nixon Museum and Library
H. R. Haldeman Diaries | Richard Nixon Museum and Library
"seven handwritten diaries, 36 dictated diaries recorded as sound recordings, and two handwritten audio cassette tape subject logs. The diaries and logs reflect H. R. Haldeman's candid personal record and reflections on events, issues, and people encountered during his service in the Nixon White House. As administrative assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, Haldeman attended and participated in public events and private meetings covering the entire scope of issues in which the Nixon White House engaged in during the year 1969–1973"
#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·nixonlibrary.gov·
H. R. Haldeman Diaries | Richard Nixon Museum and Library
Amazing 1960s Predictions About Satellites, Email, and the Internet — Paleofuture
Amazing 1960s Predictions About Satellites, Email, and the Internet — Paleofuture
Although people have a lot of fun with the predictions of the past that went wrong, it is astonishing to see how some predictions were right on the money. The February 17, 1962 issue of the Sunday comic strip Our New Age (in this case, from the Chicago Daily News) envisioned the fantastic advancements that the introduction of satellites would allow. Everything from the decline of "old fashioned mail" to the rise of video-conferencing from home was predicted by Athelstan Spilhaus, dean of the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology and author of the comic strip.
#Social Dilemma#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·paleofuture.com·
Amazing 1960s Predictions About Satellites, Email, and the Internet — Paleofuture
Book: The Real Majority : Scammon, Richard M.
Book: The Real Majority : Scammon, Richard M.
The authors of this book argued that while the Democratic Party "owned" "the Economic Issue" (a broad category encompassing such issues as Social Security and employment), the Republicans likewise "owned" "the Social Issue" (crime, drugs, and morality).They argued that whichever party could exploit their own strengths, and neutralize their opponent's, would prevail. Anyone looking to understand the division of public opinion in the US of the 2020s can look to this as evidence of when it started to divide, and the composition of each side
#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·archive.org·
Book: The Real Majority : Scammon, Richard M.
A Rare Look At A High School Class in 1968 Raw footage video- Lane High School Charlottesville
A Rare Look At A High School Class in 1968 Raw footage video- Lane High School Charlottesville
This is eight minutes of students from two different high schools talking about Vietnam. It is evidence that supports the division of opinion the over Vietnam War was more class oriented than age oriented
#Historical video#primary source#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·youtube.com·
A Rare Look At A High School Class in 1968 Raw footage video- Lane High School Charlottesville
Kevin M. Kruse on Twitter: "I'd really rather stop talking about this, but the video at this link has nearly 10 million views now, so ... buckle up. https://t.co/SADJsUu45f" / Twitter
Kevin M. Kruse on Twitter: "I'd really rather stop talking about this, but the video at this link has nearly 10 million views now, so ... buckle up. https://t.co/SADJsUu45f" / Twitter
THis is a take-down thread of a Pragur U video focusing on the growth of the Republican party in the south
#US II Unit 6: Vietnam and the Tumultuous 1960s (1963–1975)
·twitter.com·
Kevin M. Kruse on Twitter: "I'd really rather stop talking about this, but the video at this link has nearly 10 million views now, so ... buckle up. https://t.co/SADJsUu45f" / Twitter