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58. A Time of Malaise

A president undone, a sickened economy, trouble abroad, a turn inward, and the new right that grew out of all of it.

58. A Time of Malaise

The passing of an icon: Elvis Presley died in 1977. Something was terribly wrong in America in the 1970s. The United States was supposed to be a superpow…

58a. Undoing a President

The Watergate office complex — site of the infamous 1972 break-in that led to the first Presidential resignation in American history-- is still in use in Washi…

58b. The Sickened Economy

Jimmy Carter used his "common man" image to defeat Gerald Ford and capture the White House in 1976. This campaign shirt assures voters that there is more to Ca…

58c. Foreign Woes

Palestinian terrorists — like the one seen above — were responsible for the murder of 11 Israeli athletes, coaches, and judges during the 1972 Olympics. The te…

58d. Finding Oneself

Tom Wolfe called the 1970s the "Me Decade." Across the land, Americans seemed determined to escape from the wars and social movements of the previous decade. D…

58e. The New Right

Not everyone was happy with the social changes brought forth in America in the 1960s and 1970s. When Roe vs. Wade guaranteed the right to an abortion, a ferven…