Lectures in History
Impact of 1968
2013-08-03T20:00:58-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTFlXC8yMDEzMDgwMzIwMTIxMDAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Leonard Steinhorn talked about consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johnson’s decision not to seek re-election. He also talked about the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, as well as the violent clashes between protesters and police at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This class took place at American University in Washington, DC.
Leonard Steinhorn talked about consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johns…
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Leonard Steinhorn talked about consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johnson’s decision not to seek re-election. He also talked about the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, as well as the violent clashes between protesters and police at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This class took place at American University in Washington, DC. close
Leonard Steinhorn talked about consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johns… read more
Leonard Steinhorn talked about consequential events that happened in 1968, including the Tet Offensive in Vietnam and President Lyndon Johnson’s decision not to seek re-election. He also talked about the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, as well as the violent clashes between protesters and police at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. This class took place at American University in Washington, DC. close
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