Getting to California

1. Ch 25 Sec 3: 1968 ____________ - the first Democratic candidate to challenge LBJ who ran on a platform of ending the Vietnam War ____________ - heavy favorite to win the Democratic nomination due to his opposition to the war and his name ____________ - Vice President to LBJ who ran for the Democratic nomination but stayed loyal to Johnson ____________ - assassinated Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles (June 1968) due to RFK’s support of Israel’s right to exist ____________ - took place in Chicago and resulted in violence as antiwar demonstrators clashed with police who were given orders to silence them by Mayor Richard Daley ____________ - segregationist Governor of Alabama who ran for President as an independent (13% of vote; 46 electoral) ____________ - Republican who won the Presidency in 1968 largely due to the “reinvention” of himself as well as his promise to return the country to “law and order” and a secret plan to end the war in Vietnam Getting to California

2. Textbook Assignment (pp.787-789) Section 3: The Election of 1968 • Who was the first person to challenge Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 presidential election? • Why was Robert Kennedy killed in June 1968 and how did this have an effect on the 1968 election? • What happened at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago and who won the nomination? • What did Richard Nixon promise the American people in the 1968 election? Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Intro 2

3. Chapter Objectives Section 3: Vietnam Divides the Nation Analyze why support for the war began to weaken. Describe the motives of those in the antiwar movement. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Intro 4

4. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Eugene McCarthy challenged Lyndon Johnson for the Presidency in November 1967 (two months prior to the Tet Offensive) He had a strict anti-war stance In March of 1968 he won 40% of the vote in the New Hampshire primary v. LBJ (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-12

5. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Sensing a weakness New York Senator Robert Kennedy entered the 1968 presidential race as a “dove” candidates for the Democratic nomination. Captured the heart of Americans with the “spirit” and charisma of his slain brother. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-12

6. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the presidential race, announcing his decision in an address to the nation on March 31, 1968. Vice President Hubert Humphrey entered the race as the White House’s incumbent. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-13

7. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) By the summer of 1968, Robert Kennedy had taken the lead for the Democratic nomination. In June of 1968 he had won the California primary giving him the momentum headed into the DNC in Chicago. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-13

8. “There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?” Robert F. Kennedyend of every campaign speech in 1968 election Robert Kennedy was paraphrasing a line from George Bernard Shaw’s play Back To Methuselah where a man says: “You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, “Why not?" Time Notebook 6

9. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) The night that RFK won that primary, he was assassinated by a kitchen worker in the Los Angeles Ambassador hotel. The assassin, Sirhan Sirhan, was an Arab nationalist who disapproved of Kennedy’s pro-Israeli views. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-13

10. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) The violence of 1968 continued with a clash between protesters and police at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-13

11. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) The protests were about the U.S. (LBJ’s) role in the Vietnam War. They were later joined by the supporters of Eugene McCarthy who felt rejected once Vice President Hubert Humphrey wrapped up the nomination. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-14

12. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) The chaos benefited the Republican presidential candidate, Richard Nixon, and an independent, Governor George Wallace of Alabama. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-14

13. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Learning from his mistakes in 1960, Richard Nixon tried to be more personable during the 1968 election The “New Nixon” promised to regain order and end the war in Vietnam. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-14

14. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Although Johnson attempted to help the Democratic campaign with a cease-fire, Humphrey lost by more than 100 electoral votes as well as the popular vote by a slim margin. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-15

15. 1968: The Pivotal Year (cont.) Richard Nixon became the 37th U.S. President. (pages 787–789) Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Section 3-15

16. CAPTURED, 1968. USS Pueblo, in January was captured off the coast of North Korea because it was on a spying mission for the military. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 18

17. PICKETED, 1968.The Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City, by protesters who believe the contest’s emphasis on women’s physical beauty is degrading and minimizes the importance of women’s intellect. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 17

18. REMOVED, 1968. TOY GUNS, from the Sears, Roebuck Christmas catalog after the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert Kennedy. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 18

19. Black Power, 1968. Mexico City Olympics After winning the men’s 200 meter, gold medalist Tommie Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos raise their black gloved fists in a “Black Power” salute. This was also repeated by three other male athletes the following day. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 18

20. IN ORBIT, 1968. Apollo VIII, completes the first manned orbit of the moon on Christmas Eve providing the first image of the Earth as seen from the moon. Seven months later, on July 20th, 1969, Apollo XI will fulfill John Kennedy’s pledge to have a man walk on the moon by the end of the 1960s. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 18

21. The Birth, 1968. As the tragic events of 1968 took over the nation, only one glimmer of hope remained when on March 22nd of that year, the nation was blessed with greatness. This feature is found on pages 730–731 of your textbook. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Time Notebook 18

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