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The Sassy Sixties: A Generation's Struggles, Triumphs, and Tragedies

Explore the vibrant yet tumultuous 1960s through the lens of pivotal events that shaped America. From the election of JFK and the consequential Cold War to the powerful Civil Rights Movement and the emergence of Black Power, this era was marked by both hope and upheaval. We'll delve into key moments such as the Kennedy-Nixon debates, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the assassination of iconic leaders that signify the loss of innocence. This decade not only transformed American politics but also left a lasting legacy in social justice, civil rights, and foreign affairs.

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The Sassy Sixties: A Generation's Struggles, Triumphs, and Tragedies

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  1. The Sassy Sixties Reality in the Age of Innocence & The Upheavals of a Generation

  2. The 1960 Election • JFK: A short biography • Campaign • Nomination and The New Frontier • Kennedy-Nixon Debates • Civil Rights and Missle Gap • Victory by a slim margin • Inauguration Speech

  3. The Cold War • Castro: U.S. Cuban Relations • Covert Operations • Bay of Pigs Debacle • Vienna Conference with Khrushchev • The Berlin Wall • Vietnam and Escalation • Cuban Missle Crisis

  4. The Civil Rights Movement • 60 Campaign Promises • CORE and Freedom Rides • Meredith and Ole Miss • Birmingham • Civil Rights Bill • March on Washington

  5. Death in Dallas • Shoring up the Democrats • Lee Harvey Oswald • Conspiracy? • Warren Report • Loss of Innocence

  6. 1964 • Civil Rights Legislation • Atlantic Convention • All the way or Half Way • Goldwater: Extremism in defense of liberty • Victory and its cost

  7. Civil Rights • Freedom Summer in Mississippi • Atlantic City Fraud • CORE Activities • SNCC • San Francisco Bay Area • Selma March for Voting rights • Black Power rising

  8. Foreign Affairs • The Cold War • Tonkin Resolution • Vietnam • Rolling Thunder • Search and destroy, body count, etc. • Winning Hearts and Minds

  9. Black Power • Legacy of Marcus Garvey • The Nation of Islam • Malcolm X • Self-determination • By whatever means necessary: Cointelpro • The Black Panthers for Self Defense • Watts Riots & Kerner Commission

  10. The Great Society • Progressive Origins • Big government war v. poverty • Medicare, wages, jobs • Education • Air and water quality • Transportation and Safety • The Record: skirmish

  11. 1968 • Tet Offensive and Questions • Peace Initiatives & LBJ’s bombshell • RFK’s campaign • King’s assassination and RFK • Democrats in Disarray • Nixon: Law & Order with Peace in Nam • The Election

  12. Nixon and Vietnam • Vietnamization • Secret bombings of Cambodia • Protest in U.S. • Kent State and Unrest • The Pentagon Papers • American Public Opinion

  13. The Cold War • Search for Détente • Surprise visits to Beijing and Moscow • SALT Treaty and the arms race • Peace is at Hand • Chile and The CIA • The Middle East

  14. Nixon Domestic Agenda • Stagflation • Civil Rights • Affirmative Action • The Environment • Other Initiatives • Watergate debacle

  15. Watergate • Nixon’s personality • CREEP and Plumbers • Watergate and 1972 • The Cover-up • The Tapes • Investigation • Resignation

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