Tag Archives: The 1960s

David Von Pein: CBS News Special Report- Eric Sevareid: Presidents and Assassins (November 25, 1963)

Source:The New Democrat “PRESIDENTS AND ASSASSINS” (CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT AIRED ON NOVEMBER 25, 1963)” From David Von Pein This CBS News Special Report, was just 3 days after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. This was … 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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The Hollywood Reporter: Erik Liberman- ‘Jayne Mansfield: The First Reality Star?’

Source:The New Democrat  “On the 50th anniversary of her death, a look back by a Broadway actor at what a generation of stars (and Kardashians) owes the shrewd and extravagant trailblazer.” From The Hollywood Reporter “Movie star, pin-up queen, nightclub performer … Continue reading

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The Film Archives: Jeff Guinn- Jim Jones: ‘The Most Complete Picture To Date Of This Tragedy’

Source:The New Democrat “Jim Jones: The Most Complete Picture to Date of This Tragic Saga.” From The Film Archives I think Jeff Guinn the author of this book about Reverend Jim Jones and Jonestown makes a good point about how the … Continue reading

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Firing Line With William F. Buckley: Barry Goldwater- The Future of Conservatism (1966)

Source:Firing Line With William F. Buckley– U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (Republican, Arizona) on Firing Line With William F. Buckley, in 1966. Source:The New Democrat “Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: The Future of Conservatism. Episode 016, Recorded on June … 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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The Hollywood Reporter: Susan Lacy & Jane Fonda in Five Acts- From Hedonism To Activism

Source:The New Democrat Jane Fonda is a bit of an enigma for me because on one side she’s one of my favorite actresses. She’s not just one of the best actresses of her generation and in the same class as … Continue reading

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AHC: Mafia’s Greatest Hits- Sam Giancana

Source:The New Democrat “Mafia´s Greatest Hits Sam Giancana” From AHC Sam Giancana to me at least was a real life Hollywood gangster. He is the gangster that we see in a lot of the Hollywood Italian Mafia movies the gangster in … Continue reading

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Kire Schneider: Anita Ekberg Tribute

Source:Celebrities Team– The Swedish Goddess Anita Ekberg. Source:The New Democrat “Tribute to Anita Ekberg (1931 – 2015)” From Celebrities Team “Anita Ekberg Tribute” Source:The Queen of The Prom– The Swedish Goddess Anita Ekberg. From The Queen of The Prom As I mentioned … Continue reading

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Charlemagne Dumdum Calotes: Race For The White House- Richard Nixon vs John Kennedy 1960

Source:The New Democrat 1960 between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy, was one of the last presidential elections in America that was about ideas, vision, experience, and qualifications. Instead of having two unlikable candidates who know they’re unlikable and unpopular and … Continue reading

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