Tag Archives: 1968

Theodore Roosevelt Center: “Before Stonewall: Ariston Bath Raid (1903)’

Source: Theodore Roosevelt Center– Theodore Roosevelt’s connection with the Ariston Bath Raid. Source:The New Democrat “While the #Stonewall riots are often seen as the impetus to the gay rights movement, the fight for equality and acceptance began far earlier. In today’s … Continue reading

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Salon: Timothy Denevi- Hunter S. Thompson in Chicago, 1968: ‘The Battle For The Democratic Party’s Soul’

Source:The New Democrat If 1967 was the summer of love, then 1968 was the summer of discontentment, revolution, upheaval, whatever other big words that you prefer to voice a national unhappiness with the country and how things were going. It … Continue reading

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John Birch Society: John F. McManus: ‘Martin Luther King Doesn’t Deserve Adulation’

Source:John Birch Society “Earlier this month, a flood of reminders about the death of Martin Luther King (shown on right) 50 years ago arrived, as all elements of the mass media told Americans about the anniversary of a gunman killing … Continue reading

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Patrick J. Buchanan: 1968: The Year The Silent Majority Was Born

Source:The New Democrat I believe you have to understand the 1960s and 1967-68 especially to understand the great political comeback of Richard Nixon and the rebirth of the Republican Party. Once you know what this time was and what it … Continue reading

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National Constitution Center: How Dr. Martin L. King Cited The Constitution in His Mountaintop Speech

Source:The New Democrat Dr. King used the Constitution to make his case for the civil rights movement all the time and did it in a very intelligent and accurate way. Saying that African-Americans had the exact same constitution rights as … Continue reading

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David Hoffman: Governor George Wallace Defends Segregation on TV in 1968

Source:The New Democrat The video is not about segregation but poverty in Alabama instead. Why David Hoffman who put the video together called titled the video about segregation instead, you would have to ask him. The man who questions Governor … Continue reading

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Cliff Michel Moore: Ginger Rogers Interview (1968)

Source:Recording Singer– Hollywood Babydoll and comedian Ginger Rogers, being interviewed by Cliff Michel Moore, in 1968. Source:The Daily Review “In the last post, I mentioned something about a 1968 interview Ginger did with Cliff Michelmore. Lucky for us, it’s available … Continue reading

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The Concluding Chapters: Rita Hayworth in The Bastard (1968)

Source:The Daily Review A chance to see Rita Hayworth in color and when she was still very cute and beautiful. Not how she looked in the 1940s and 50s, but still looking very good and sounding great. Her voice always … Continue reading

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Jim Morrison & ‘The Doors: Hello, I love You (1968)’

Source:The Doors– Jim Morrison and The Doors: Live in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1968. Source:The Daily Review “The Doors – Hello, I Love You (Subtitulos Español – Ingles). Gran canción de una gran banda! Suscribanse.” From The Doors  “The Doors Hello, I … Continue reading

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The Week: Opinion: Sam Fragoso: How The Riveting Vidal v. Buckley Debates Paved The Way For an Era of Idiotic TV Punditry

The Week: Opinion: Sam Fragoso: How The Riveting Vidal v. Buckley Debates Paved The Way For an Era of Idiotic TV Punditry I think people need to be careful when they compare with Bill Buckley-Gore Vidal debates with modern partisan … Continue reading

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