Arno B. Cammerer

In 1960, when President John F. Kennedy announced his running for office, American history would be changed forever. JFK represented so much of what Americans believed in and needed in the 60s, beauty, change, optimism, and most importantly, hope. While in office, Kennedy changed America 's viewpoints on segregation and equality for African Americans through not only talking about ending discrimination, but through movements of appointing African Americans to government positions. JFK is an icon…

Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president on an aircraft carrying John F. Kennedy’s dead body from Dallas to Washington D.C. Right from the start LBJ had ambitions to eliminate poverty by instilling progressive reforms called the “Great Society”. President Johnson had a very impressive list of achievements while in office; however, his failure to deal with the Vietnam War properly tainted his image. Nonetheless, President Johnson is still viewed as one of the most effective leaders in the…

history as one of the greatest, most influential people in America. Susan B. Anthony was among the women with great ambition and fire to see change in the world around her. She believed all people, gender or race, should have rights. Anthony wanted all of America to feel equal and empowered to work together to fight for the common good. She was a suffragist and abolitionist who wanted women to feel as important as men. Susan B. Anthony was born 1820 in Massachusetts to parents Daniel and Lucy.…

He learned through this that he was going to have to take a more active role in the war than he had anticipated. President Lincoln took on a new role in 1862 of learning how to really fight a war. He started studying war and strategy. He began to seek guidance from his advisers. “He requested information as to the location of forces, their state of readiness, and the levels of arms and ammunition they held… He would never again adhere to the position that a passive containment strategy would…

The 1960s, or simple known, as the 60s were a revolutionary time of history They were a time when people lived free, loved free, burned their draft cards, protested the war and enjoyed meaningful music. Bob Dylan in 1963 wrote the Song the “The Times They Are a Changin.” Bob Dylan was right the times were a changing in the 1960s. Many large events occurred during the 60s, including the hippie movement, civil rights movement, anti-war movement and the space race to name a few. It was during this…

Culture is something that is always changing in the United States. The way life was in the 1940s and the 1950s is very different than the way life is now in 2015. It is fascinating to read about all of these changes as well, but reading about these changes is nowhere near as full filling as hearing about them from someone that was alive to experience all the changes first hand. This is why it was so amazing to hear my grandmother recount her life back to me. Kathy Hulsey Painter sat down with me…

The Price of Vietnam The Vietnam war was a very controversial war, and many debate on whether or not the participation of the United States in the war was necessary. The war lasted a grueling twenty years, 1955 to 1975. However, in the year of 1968 there was much going on at home, from civil rights movements lead my Dr. Martin Luther King Jr to the presidential election of Richard Nixon and the assassination of Robert Kennedy. Tension was high in the U.S. With over 2.7 million Americans that…

Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) Policy Analysis In the paper that follows I will analyze the Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program, specifically working to break down the success of the program based on the history and how much the program has changed. This includes the source of financing for the programs and how that impacts its effectiveness; the laws that directly relate to the VISTA program; the achievements of the programs since its inception; the measurements of…

The United States in the early 1900’s was characterized by racism towards African Americans and their plea for equality. Despite the Civil War and 13th Amendment ridding the U.S. of slavery, society still favored whites and many African Americans were discriminated against because racism was still a monumental issue. Many court cases were created regarding African American equality, and not many ended by them gaining it. The Jim Crow Laws impacted the government by providing it the power to…

Assen, Eric. "Whatever Happened To Marina Oswald?" KERA News. KERA, 20 Nov. 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2014. When Marina Oswald heard a cop knocking at her door she had no idea that her husband just shot the president of the United States. At the time she agreed with the reports about her husband killing the president. But in a later interview with CBS she informed the citizens of the United States that she appreciated what they did for her, but felt that her husband Lee Harvey Oswald was set up. She…