1968:A GREAT YEAR
Includes 1968 SS Camaro
Includes
Billy
Casper!!
Richard Nixon
as president!!
May 24, 1968
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Top 10 Songs
1. Hey Jude - Beatles
2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
3. Love Is Blue - Paul Mauriat
4. Honey Bobby - Goldsboro
5. People Got To Be Free - Rascals
6. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
7. This Guy's In Love With You - Herb Alpert
8. Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel
9. Love Child - Supremes
10. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred &
Playboy Band
I think “ Hey Jude” by the Beatles is the best song
of 1968. I think that because “ Hey Jude” is the
best song of of 1968. It was one of there most
popular songs that came out in the 1960’s.
Novel of the Year
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The bestselling novel in 1968 was Airport by Arthur Hailey. The story takes place at
Lincoln International, a fictional Chicago airport based very loosely on O'Hare
International Airport. The action mainly centers on Mel Bakersfeld, the Airport
General Manager. His devotion to his job is tearing apart his family and his marriage
to his wife Cindy, who resents his use of his job at the airport as a device to avoid
going to various after-hour events she wants him to participate in, as she attempts
to climb into the social circles of Chicago's elite. His problems in his marriage are
further exacerbated by his romantically-charged friendship with a lovely divorcee,
Trans America Airlines passenger relations manager Tanya Livingston.
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Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, Hailey served in the Royal Air Force from the
start of World War II during 1939 until 1947, when he went to live in Canada.
Hailey's last novel, Detective (1997), is a mystery told from the perspective of a
Miami homicide detective. This detective also happens to be a former Catholic
priest who has lost his religion; the work deals with themes of religion and
questions the Catholic Church. Hailey told the Walden Book Report that his aim in
writing this book was to share his own thoughts about religion without "making it a
lecture." He says that he lost his own faith while serving in Cyprus during World
War II, and that since ex-priests have many occupations he might as well give his
protagonist an exciting one. He died in his Bahamian home, at the age of 84.
Beverly Hillbillies
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Main Characters:
Jed
Granny
Elly May
Jethro
Duke
The Drydales
And Jane
The Beverly Hillbillies started in 1962 and ended in
1971. The Beverly Hillbillies is comedy, it shows a lot
of it. The Beverly Hillbillies to me, is certainly one of
the best shows in 1968. It is filled with comedy. Jed
Clampett , a hills man of humble station, accidentally
discovers oil on his land whilst shooting at a rabbit.
Ozark Mountain Oil, interested in purchasing his land,
offers him $1 billion for the property. Unsure of what
to do, Jed consults his sister, Pearl Bodine ,during a
family dinner. I like all the characters that are in
Beverly Hillbillies. I like how the series is a poor back
woods family transplanted to Beverly Hills, California,
after striking oil on their land.
Richard M. Nixon
Richard M. Nixon was our president during 1968. Richard M. Nixon, the son of a grocer,
was born on 9th January, 1913. His father owned a small lemon farm in Yorba Linda,
California. A good student, Nixon graduated from Whittier College in 1934. After obtaining
a degree at Duke University Law School, Nixon returned to Whittier where he joined the
law firm of Kroop & Bewley. In 1937 he moved to Washington where he served in the
Office of Price Administration. Richard M. Nixon was actually dealing with running against
Barry Goldwater. Nixon faced broad and deep challenges at home and abroad during his
presidency. The U.S. was involved in the Vietnam War in 1965-1968. The situation inherited
by Richard Nixon was no less a "mess" than it was in November 1963 when Lyndon
Johnson rose to the presidency. In fact, it was much worse. Over 500,000 troops were
stationed in Vietnam; Americans killed in action averaged 1200 a month. And domestic
opinion about the war was divided no consensus on a course of action in Vietnam, negative
a majority felt that the war was a mistake, and pessimistic people saw little progress at the
peace talks and believed the fighting would go on for at least 2 more years. Added to the
mix were the racial divisions in the country, the skepticism toward within the anti-war
movement, and a long standing antipathy toward Nixon among Democratic loyalists. The
economy in 1968, there was the Civil Rights Movement when Richard Nixon was president.
The American people felt that Richard Nixon was a good president and knew they elected
the right one. They knew he would do something good for the U.S.
Billy Casper
• William Earl Casper, Jr. was a professional golfer
during 1968. His nickname is Buffalo Bill. Casper's
"Buffalo Bill" nickname, and the buffalo logo that
his golf company uses, derive from his diet of
buffalo meat and organic vegetables that helped
him drop a lot of weight early in his career. He
was born on June 24, 1931 age (80) in San Diego,
California. He went to the University of Notre
Dame. He turned professional in 1954. He has
had 68 professional wins. In 1968, Billy Casper
became the first PGA Tour player to win more
than $200,000 in a single season.
• Member, World Golf Hall of Fame
• PGA Tour Player of the Year, 1966 and 1970
• Verdun Trophy (low scoring average) winner,
1960, 1963 1965, 1966, 1968
• PGA Tour money leader, 1966 and 1968
• Member of U.S. Ryder Cup team 8 times
• Ryder Cup captain, 1979. Billy Casper and his
wife have 11 children, six of them adopted. Billy
Casper: "Oh, I used to make 'em once in a while."
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Joanne Woodward
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Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American
actress, television and theatrical producer, and widow of Paul Newman. She is
perhaps best known for her Academy Award winning role in The Three Faces of Eve
(1957). Woodward was born inThomasville Georgia, daughter of Elinor Gignilliat
and Wade Woodward, Jr., who at one point was vice president of publisher Charles
Scribner's Sons.
In her teens, Joanne entered and won many Georgia beauty contests. Her mother
said that "she was the prettiest girl in town".
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In 1952, Woodward made her first television appearance on an episode of Robert
Montgomery Presents entitled "Penny.“
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The following year, Woodward astounded audiences and critics alike with her stellar
performance in The Three Faces of Eve 1957. She portrayed a woman with three
distinct personalities a southern housewife, a vixen, and a normal young woman
and gave each their own unique voices and gestures. Soon Woodward and Newman
reteamed for a string of films, including Rally 'Round the Boys 1958, From the
Terrace 1960, Paris Blues 1961, and A New Kind of Love 1963. She also gave some
strong performances on her own, appearing opposite Marlon Brando in Sydney
Lumet's The Fugitive Kind 1960. Starring as the title character, Woodward starred in
The Stripper 1963.
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With her husband serving as the film's director and producer, Woodward gave an
amazing performance as an old maid schoolteacher still hoping for love in Rachel
,Rachel in 1968. She received an Academy Award nomination for her work and the
film was up for Best Picture.
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Joanne Wood ward was a very successful lady, from the time she was born to the
time she died.
Being a Teenager in 1968
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Life in 1968 was a lot better to me. Everything wasn’t has crazy has it is
today. Life was simpler then; there were no computers, cell phones, text
messages, etc. They communicated the old fashioned way - by talking on
the telephone and in person. School was also simpler; they stuck to the
basics, but also had extra curricular activities (Beta Club, Science Club,
school football, etc.). And, while there were drugs, they weren't as much
of a problem as they are today.
For recreation they went to movies, skating rinks, bowling, sports,
dancing, music, and reading. They watched television in the evenings
together, instead of everyone having their own TV in their bedroom and
watching by themselves. And there wasn't as much violence in
television, either. There weren't as many working moms, so there were
more mothers at home when children got home from school. Takeout
dinners were the exception, not the norm, and families ate dinner
together.
There was no rap music, and music didn't have the violence in it that
much of today's rap and heavy metal music does. But the 1960's was
when rock music became the rage, which many parents disapproved of.
The crime rate was lower, so kids were allowed to stay out long after
dark. It was not uncommon for kids to walk several blocks after dark to a
friend's house because it was safer then. It was even necessary at
times, because there were relatively few teens who had their own cars
then. And there were fewer gangs, so that made it safer, too. Although
there were gangs, drive-by shootings were not as common as they are
now.
It was a good time to grow up, and it's a shame today's teens can't have
a taste of what life was like in those days
My Opinion about 1968
My opinion about 1968 was very dramatic changes to the days now.
There wasn’t as much violence or fighting or as much drug use.
Everything was cheaper back then like the gas prices, the snacks, and if
you wanted to watch a movie it was cheaper.
The Civil Rights movements was also a big deal in 1968. It was
whether you were black or white to have which rights you had. You had
rules the blacks could only sit at the back of the bus and could only drink
out of a certain fountain or go to a different school than white people.
One man that gave a speech “ I Have A Dream” was Martin Luther King
Jr. He made it where the whites and the blacks had the same rights and
could do the same things as each other.
The Hippie Culture was a big thing back then. Everybody thought it
was cool to be a hippie. A lot of hippies did drugs in the hippie culture.
They loved to play music and have concerts and traveled all the time.
Most of my thoughts about 1968 was great. I loved how everything
was so much cheaper than it is now days. Everybody seemed to get
along better than they do now, and that’s what I think about the days of
1968.
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Lyrics.com
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ntimes.com
Googleimages.com
Hippieculture.com
Biography.org
Funtrivia.com
Scribd.com