Vietnam and Nixon (Now ’til Spring Break)
by admin - March 8th, 2012
Friday 3/9 – Vietnam, the Hawks. The reading for the two days on the Vietnam Conflict is a bit scattered through both books, so pay attention to the page numbers.
Reading: MO 127-128, 175-178. HOT 133-148, 155-157, 162-165 (Johnson, Moore, Who, McNamara)
Monday 3/12 – Vietnam, the Doves.
Reading: MO 129-130, 133-135, and 192. HOT 149-154, 158-161, 178-187 (SDS, Kerry, Clinton, Weatherman, Varon)
DUE IN CLASS: Research Paper Topic + Your Source
(see “Papers” tab above for full guidelines, or download the PDF instructions here)
Links/Resources I’ll use in class: For What It’s Worth, Ten Days Later, Winter Soldier Investigation (1971), Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW), The Vietnam Wall, NPR’s first “All Things Considered” broadcast covering the Washington DC war protests in April/May 1971
Wednesday 3/14 – Watergate.
Reading: HOT 261-282 (Schrag, McQuaid) + MO 154-168
Friday 3/16 – Congress Day #5, considering articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.
3/19 – 3/24 Spring Break
