1968
If there can be books written on the year 1968, if Tom Brokaw can do an entire special on it, then surely I can find something interesting to do a story about.The world as we know it seemed to be crumbling and it all came to a climax that fall.Well, it’s been 40 years since then. The rabble rousers of the time are the ones in charge. Tom Hayden is now a senator. Neil Young is a millionaire. Bob Dylan is doing commercials for Victoria Secret.Knowing what little bit I know about Omaha’s history, it seems relevant to take this 40-year anniversary to look at how things have changed, and hear about people’s personal accounts about what they were doing around town, and what was going on on campus.Some important points I want to hit are: Bobby Kennedy coming to Creighton, the Omaha Black Panthers working around town, Gov. Wallace speaking at the Civic Center, and the general atmosphere on campus. I want to find people on campus who were students at the time, and use their old yearbook photo next to their current photo, and have then talk about what they learned. If I can find anyone really interesting, I’d like to do a Q and A with them.
January 17, 2008 at 8:53 pm
Molly, this all sounds great. We’ll have to focus, but I like the ideas. Dr. Wirth might be able to help you find some people. While she’s not that much older than me, she worked with some people who probably were active then. A q and a would be good. And we have to figure out how to use music. One book you might want to check out is Todd Gitlin’s “The Whole World is Watching.” It’s about the 1960s, but it’s also about media and the 1960s.
January 24, 2008 at 9:01 pm
That’s funny you say that. I just read a boko called “the whole world WAS watching” by Tom Hayden.