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  1. Kennedy and Nostalgia for The Good Sixties Bernard von Bothmer 29-Mar-2011
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  4. The Sixties and the Tea Party Bernard von Bothmer 29-Mar-2011
  5. Framing White Men Bernard von Bothmer 29-Mar-2011
John F. Kennedy embodied a new spirit of vitality and hope, and although he did not participate in most of the sixties era, his ideals would later be embraced by all sides of the political spectrum. The time of JFK's presidency has come to symbolize the "good sixties," conjuring up images of a strong national defense, peaceful civil rights protests, and the persistence of "traditional" cultural standards left over from the fifties.