HIST 380U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stagflation, Pentagon Papers, Spiro Agnew

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National politics in transition--and crisis (richard m. nixon) The politics of 1968 o o o (you can observe some hints at the politics of this time in the race for 2016) Lbj super unpopular towards the end of his presidency; vietnam war. Anti-war protests, begin in 67" to gather steam. Mccarthy wins the new hampshire primary (he was the senator from maine) Lbj decides he will not run/serve in the upcoming election. Bobby kennedy enters the democratic race, go on to win a number of states including ca (anti-war) Sitting vp hubert humphrey will run for the dem ticket (establishment player) Rioting throughout the us; racial riots in urban cities --> explosive. Summer begins with a wave of urban unrest. National guard called out to detroit, fired upon by snipers --> Bobby kennedy is assassinated on the eve of his win of the ca primary. Crazily improbably events lead to his death --> killed by a.

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