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1968

1968. The Year America Burned. TET Offensive, January- February. New Hampshire Primary: “Clean for Gene”. RFK Enters the Race. LBJ Steps Down. “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?” “I will not seek, nor will I accept my party’s nomination for the presidency.”. He had a dream.

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1968

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  1. 1968 The Year America Burned

  2. TET Offensive, January- February

  3. New Hampshire Primary: “Clean for Gene”

  4. RFK Enters the Race

  5. LBJ Steps Down • “Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids did you kill today?” • “I will not seek, nor will I accept my party’s nomination for the presidency.”

  6. He had a dream

  7. April 4: James Earl Ray

  8. Riot Time

  9. Columbia University SDS Take Over

  10. California Primary, June

  11. 1968 Olympics • The most controversial in history • Ten days before the Olympics were scheduled to open on Oct. 12, over 300 Mexico City university students were killed by army troops when a campus protest turned into a riot. • African-Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, who finished 1-3 in the 200-meter run, bowed their heads and gave the Black Power salute during the national anthem as a protest against racism in the U.S. They were removed from the Olympic games.

  12. 1968 Democratic Convention

  13. Youth International Party:Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin

  14. Hubert Horatio Humphrey:Johnson’s Stooge?

  15. 1968 Candidates

  16. Issues • Vietnam • Civil Rights • Protests and Riots • “Law and Order”

  17. Nixon’s Resurrection

  18. Nixon’s Promises • Secret Plan • Peace With Honor • A Generation of Peace • Silent Majority • Bring Us Together • Law and Order

  19. George Corley Wallace: Alabama Segregationist

  20. Stand Up for America!

  21. Wallace’s Gaffe:General Curtis LeMay

  22. American Independent Party Ticket

  23. Nixon’s Ploy: 1968

  24. 1968 Election Results • Nixon 31,275,165 (43.3%) 302 electoral • Humphrey 31,266,006 (42.7%) 191 • Wallace 9,906,473 (14%) 46

  25. 1968: The Worst Year in American History?

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