1963-1969

Discusses the presidential election of 1968 and how the election changed national affairs and American society for years afterward.

Readings and discussion questions present conflicting points of view concerning American involvement in Vietnam.

Provides background information about the Vietnam War, and examines the protests of the American people against the conflict in the years between 1962 and 1973.

Examines the relationship between President Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King, Jr. in the aftermath of John Kennedy's assassination and in relation to the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.

Contains essays by various scholars in which they examine the key decisions of President Lyndon B.Johnson, looking at Johnson's attempts to build the Great Society, his record on Civil Rights, his actions regarding the Vietnam War, and his decision in 1968 to withdraw from the presidential race.

Articles discussing different sides of the issues of the 1960s in the United States including the space race, social problems, the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, women's liberation, and rejection of law and order.

Presents an assessment of the Johnson administration including the Vietnam issue.

A study of the men who came to power during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and of their leadership of America during the sixties.