1968 Year of Transition

We will focus on this particular year to mark the mid point of the Cold War. The transitional year from the period of Oscillating Antagonisms to Detente.

For viewing in class, we will watch 1968 with Tom Brokaw located on YouTube in complete form here or broken into 7 -15 minute segments here for segment one.

Supplemental Materials:

Mark Kurlansky, 1968, the Year that Rocked the World. The Guardian Book Review

NYU Bobst Library Collection 1968

InfoPlease Timeline

The Whole Earth Catalog

PBS Independent Lens Chicago 10, 1968

The University of Virginia Library: 1960s Collection

The Uncensored Story of the Smothers Brothers, on NPR