What did it feel like to live in the '60s?

Had no idea what college I was going to or why. The space race was on. It felt like we were losing. JFK gets elected. My mother likes him. My dad thinks Mayor Dailey rigged the vote in Chicago to get him elected. Still he was a PT Boat skipper and Nixon was a supply clerk. The Russians put a man in space. read more

Stream of consciousness I was 12 years old in 1960. Still in grade school. By 1970, had a BS and was a 95B40 going to Vietnam. I liked Ike, basically because my parents did. read more

The Civil Rights Movement was getting underway, and it was really inclusive at first. Most teens and young adults were all for equal rights and an end to discrimination. read more

Socially, the 60s and the advent of 'the pill' saw the start of the gender revolution and the furthering of open sex. Any account of the American experience of the 60s would not be complete without a mention of the Vietnam War, and the demonstrations against it in the home front. read more