Debating the 1960s Liberal, Conservative, and Radical Perspectives

by Flamm, Michael W.; Steigerwald, David

• ISBN13: 9780742522138
• ISBN10: 074252213X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The conventional interpretation of the 1960s emphasizes how liberal, even radical, the decade was. It was, after all, the age of mass protests against the Vietnam War and social movements on behalf of civil rights and women's rights. It was also an era when the counterculture challenged many of the values and beliefs held by morally traditional Americans. But a newer interpretation stresses how truly polarized the 1960s were. It portrays how radicals, liberals, and conservatives repeatedly clashed in ideological combat for the hearts and minds of Americans. Millions in the center and on the right contested the counterculture, defended the Vietnam War, and opposed civil rights.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Liberal-Radical Debates of the 1960s	p. 3
Excerpts from "The Port Huron Statement," Students for a Democratic Society (1962)	p. 75
John F. Kennedy's Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights (June 11, 1963)	p. 78
Lyndon Baines Johnson, "Remarks on Signing the Economic Opportunity Act" (August 20, 1964)	p. 83
Carl Wittman and Tom Hayden, "An Interracial Movement of the Poor?" (1963)	p. 85
Lyndon Baines Johnson, "Peace Without Conquest" (April 7, 1965)	p. 87
Paul Potter, "Name the System!" (April 17, 1965)	p. 92
Excerpts from Rights in Conflict: Chicago's 7 Brutal Days, A Report Submitted by Daniel Walker, Director of the Chicago Study Team, to the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, 168-77 (1968)	p. 96
The Liberal-Conservative Debates of the 1960s	p. 99
The Sharon Statement (September 11, 1960)	p. 169
Principles of the John Birch Society (1962)	p. 171
Excerpts from John F. Kennedy's Commencement Address, American University (June 10, 1963)	p. 175
Excerpts from Lyndon B. Johnson's Commencement Address, University of Michigan (May 22, 1964)	p. 183
Excerpts from Barry Goldwater's Acceptance Speech, Republican National Convention (July 16, 1964)	p. 187
Excerpts from Ronald Reagan, "A Time for Choosing" (October 27, 1964)	p. 193
Excerpts from Richard Nixon's Acceptance Speech, Republican National Convention (August 8, 1968)	p. 198
Selected Readings	p. 203
Index	p. 207
About the Authors	p. 213
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