Homework Due: Tuesday, May 17th

Homework: JFK, LBJ and Vietnam

Directions: Interview one of your family members or a friend of the family who lived during the 1960’s. You must include the first 5 answers, then you will choose 5 of the following questions, write in complete sentences. Include a scanned picture of the person you interviewed.

Must include:
1.Where did you live in the 1960/70’s?
2.What were some activities you and your family did at this time?
3.What kind of car did you or your parents drive?
4.What did you wear during this time? Explain your clothing style.
5.What type of music did you listen to? Name some bands or singers.

Choose 5 of the following questions to ask in addition:

6.How did you feel about the election of 1960 and Kennedy being elected. Explain your views of the televised presidential candidates debates. Can you remember some of the topics that were debated? If so, what were they?
7.Did Kennedy appeal to you or your family, if so how? If not, why not?
8.When Kennedy made his inaugural address, did it motivate you? If so, how so? If not, why not?
9.Describe how you felt when John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963.Do you remember where you were? Can you describe the news at the time? Newspapers and TV? Explain your parents reactions?
10.Explain how you felt when Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the United States was going to send troops over to Vietnam.
11.If you watched or listened to the national draft, how did you feel watching it? Did it affect your family or anyone that you knew?
12.Explain your view of Vietnam during the 1960’s. Were you for or against the war, why?
13.Explain the atmosphere of the country, what did you watch on the T.V or listen to on the radio, both music and news.
14.Explain why President Johnson did not run for re-election.
15.Describe Nixon’s platform of the 1968 election. How did the country feel about Nixon?
16.Describe the country’s reaction to the soldiers coming home from Vietnam. How did you feel towards them, or how did your family feel.
17.Did you personally know someone that went to fight in Vietnam? If so what relation were they to you and how did you feel about it?
18.After the horror of My Lai reached Americans, describe your feelings.
19.Explain how you felt after hearing about the Tet Offensive. How did the country change after this?