1961-1974

Contains ten essays in which the authors examine aspects of life in the 1960s, discussing civil rights sit-ins, student protest, the emergence of the gay rights movement, and other topics of political, cultural, and social import.

William Marvin Watson chronicles the experiences he had while serving as Lyndon Johnson's Chief of Staff, offering an inside look at the President and life in the White House.

Presents the complete transcripts of meetings and conversations secretly recorded by President John F. Kennedy between the summer of 1962 and the end of the Cuban missile crisis on October 28, 1962, and includes a multimedia CD-ROM.

Describes events that occurred during 1968, including the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert Kennedy, the election of President Richard Nixon, the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, riots in the streets and campuses of America, and other pivotal events in American history.

Douglas Ashe keeps a weekly record of historical and personal events in 1968, the year he turns seventeen, including the escalating war in Vietnam, assassinations, rampant racism, and rioting; his first girlfriend, his parents' separation, and a longed-for sister.

Posits that John F. Kennedy was not killed by a lone assassin.

Comprehensive examination of United States intervention in Vietnam and the ramifications for both countries.

Third memoir of Clifton Taulbert, beginning in 1967 when he was a young African-American airman, and relating his military work in Washington, D.C. and his experiences during the civil rights movement in his hometown of Glen Allan, Mississippi.

Chronicles the Watergate scandal and examines such questions as what happened to the missing minutes of Richard Nixon's secret tapes and who Deep Throat was.

Fifth grader Pearl Jordan learns some difficult lessons about friendship when she befriends the odd, but artistically talented Artemesia, then shuns her in favor of the popular Lenore.