1968 Presidential Voter's Guide: Nixon vs Humphrey Year America Changed Forever

Description: 1968 Presidential Voter's Guide: Nixon vs Humphrey Year America Changed Forever Here is a fascinating time capsule from the the fall of 1968: An independently published election guide for the upcoming Presidential race between Richard Milhous Nixon and Hubert Horatio Humphrey along with their running mates Spiro Theodore Agnew and Edmund Sixtus Muskie. In a year filled with assassinations, riots, escalated wars, along with lies and duplicity of all kinds, this election eventually yielded both a president and vice president who were soon removed from their offices in scandal and shame due to grave legal and moral failings. Unfortunately, that did not stop the problems the USA was dealing with during one of the most tumultuous eras in our nation's history. Nixon had a "Secret Plan" to end the war in Vietnam and campaigned on a platform of "Law and Order" using Agnew as his dog whistler to call out the "nattering nabobs" straw dogs in their crusade to work the will of the "Silent Majority." Humphrey was tied to Johnson's apron strings until the very last days of the campaign when he finally half-heartedly called for an end to our involvement in Vietnam. Robert Kennedy was dead and Eugene McCarthy was steamrolled by the "Party." Me, personally? It was my first election and I wrote in Dr. Benjamin Spock (the "Baby Doctor") who was under Federal indictment for sedition because he was publicly calling for an end to the Vietnam war. But I digress..... This handy little booklet is the kind of thing you would want to have if you were boning up for an appearance on Jeopardy. Its 24 pages are simply crammed with many obscure factoids about the presidency. For example, it lists all of the losers of prior presidential races, the religion and burial place of every former president as well as their parent's names and ancestry, the maiden name and birth and death date of each president's wife(s), the host cities of each nominating convention (from 1856 on), all the then current governors, senators, cabinet and Supreme Court members, and on and on and on. It's a fascinating read and is presented in an utterly neutral tone under the imprint of the Stockham Valve and Fittings Company of Birmingham, Alabama as a public service to encourage us to exercise our "obligation to vote." 1968 Election Guide If Ever a Time Could Be Called "Groovy"The 60's Would Be It! Hippies, Beatles, Vietnam, Nixon, Turn On, Tune In, and Drop Out (not necessarily in that order), Assassinations, Moon Shots, Woodstock, and Bonanza on Color TV. Twiggy, Pop Art, Burning Bras & Draft Cards, Selma, San Francisco, Cold War, Marches, Protests, Sit-Ins, and Be-In's. Tie-Dye, Mini-Skirts, Psychedelia, Free Love, Go-Go Boots, LASER Beams, Moogs, Underground Press, Cuban Missiles, and Jackie O. The Counterculture, The Silent Majority, The Bay of Pigs, The Berlin Wall, The Great Leap Forward, The Great Society, and The Grateful Dead. The Fab Four, Dave Clark Five, Six Day War, Chicago Seven, Olds 88, and Love Potion #9. The Weathermen, The Troubles, The Feminine Mystique, and the Prague Spring. I Have a Dream, Che Guevara, Cuyahoga River, Moratorium March, Black Power, Black Panthers, Grape Boycott, Stonewall, SDS, and Law and Order. Yuri Gagarin, The Pill, Astro Turf, Muscle Cars, Telstar, Manson, Dylan, and The Peace Symbol. Medicare, The Flintstones, The Mexico Olympics, and The Amazing Mets. Ken Kesey, Surfing Safari, Malcom X, Lenny Bruce, Cassius Clay, Nikita Khrushchev, and I'm just getting warmed up! I entered College in 1965 and it doesn't get any more "Sixties" than that. As today is the era of technology and instant connection, the 60's were a time of social consciousness and mind expansion. When asked which era people would most like to live in, the 60's Summer of Love is the most popular destination. But, it's not coming back, and it doesn't have to, because it already thoroughly informs and drives the culture we are living today! So, just remember the next time you are tempted to say "Okay, Boomer..." to kiss off someone who looks old: The 60's were our gift to all you wanna-be hippies and hipsters out there! If you'd like some relics and artifacts from that very busy decade you will always find some right here at Portland Pandemonium's The 60's Were Groovy Shop: https://www.ebay.com/str/portlandpandemonium/1960s-America-Boss-Radio/_i.html?store_cat=38704221017 We Will Scratch Your Vintage Itch Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

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