America in '68: Nightmare in Vietnam (TRIH eps 508-513)
1968 · Resource
“What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred; what we need in the United States is not violence and lawlessness, but is love, and wisdom, and compassion toward one another” As Attorney General during JFK’s presidency, Bobby had often played second fiddle to his older brother. But by 1968, Robert F. Kennedy had become a distinct political leader dedicated to social justice. In March he declared he would run in the primaries to become the...
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Around 1968
- The Beatles (1960)
- Events of 1968 (1968)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Pop music: the 1960s (1960)
- Pop music: the 1970s (1970)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Hey Jude (The Beatles) (1968)