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What freaked me was the smoking of cigarettes by newsman on camera, interviewing people smoking cigs, and I think it might of been the Michael Douglass show where his guest were smoking cigs .Another is less partisanship by media and the people. If event happened in our era could you imagine the things CNN and others would say to convince people it was done by {R}s.
I would not like the smoking back then. My main observation was how much better the people on the street looked back then.
I like 60's dresses Kathrine Hepburn and Jacklyn Kennedy did set a trend. Seems it was more the religious and the people with money that could afford the nice suits and dresses. Then it went to people like Twiggy and some of the styles she wore are still in fashion today. BabaMail -Test Yourself: Which Decade Wore it Best?
It was British youth culture, however, that changed fashion, as we know it, forever. In the early '60s, anti-establishment innovators and icons in London like Mary Quant, Ossie Clark, Celia Birtwell, Jean Shrimpton, and Twiggy emerged—eventually they became even bigger influences in the fashion world than the top Paris couture houses.
For the first time since the war, middle-class teenagers and young adults had disposable income and free time to blow, giving them a new power they never had before. Suddenly, the youth in England were a cultural force to be reckoned with. Their parents, sobered by the trauma of World War II, appreciated the value of luxury and sought quiet, modestly successful suburban lives. The kids, on the other hand, rejected and rebelled against this buttoned-down and well-mannered society, which they viewed as oppressive.
These "mods" or "modernists" in the London of 1962 lead fast-paced, high-energy lives, and they were particularly drawn to bright colors and modern shapes. They rode around on Italian scooters like Vespas and Lambrettas, and spent their money on clothes and modern jazz and American soul records. They took amphetamines so they could they dance the night away at clubs that spun rock records by The Who, Small Faces, and The Kinks. Some mods even engaged in highly publicized skirmishes with "rockers"—a more-rural youth "greaser" movement hung-up on the rockabilly styles of the '50s.
Not surprising. What was said on every one of those specials is that Kennedy was beloved by the American public--more than any president since, that the assassination marked the end of innocence in this country and that it was the last time the time people trusted the government in this country. What else could be expected after one nut with a gun changed everything, and gave us Johnson and Nixon? Traumatic to say the least.
I have been watching those specials on TV about the John F Kennedy assassination. While the act of killing President Kennedy showed there was evil in 1963, the scenes of the people were eye opening.
1) The people were so well mannered and well dressed. Very few fat people, no tattoos, very few sloppy looking folks, men wore suits and ties out in public, women wore dresses.
2) The people interviewed seemed so sincere and nice. There was little of the harshness of today's society.
3) On the negative side, when they showed people of authority, nearly everyone was a middle age white man. My wife kept saying, where are the women? Where are the people of color?
It seemed like a different world.
Anyone else have observations about America in 1963 as shown in the TV Specials about John F Kennedy?
What freaked me was the smoking of cigarettes by newsman on camera, interviewing people smoking cigs, and I think it might of been the Michael Douglass show where his guest were smoking cigs .Another is less partisanship by media and the people. If event happened in our era could you imagine the things CNN and others would say to convince people it was done by {R}s.
Everyone seemed to smoke back then........I bought this big ash tray at an antique store the other day. It's totally 60's orange specking with brown scrolling The lady laughed and said "you must have a plan." not really!
It reminded me of the one my dad and uncles all used and it was always sitting in the middle of the kitchen table.
What freaked me was the smoking of cigarettes by newsman on camera, interviewing people smoking cigs, and I think it might of been the Michael Douglass show where his guest were smoking cigs .Another is less partisanship by media and the people. If event happened in our era could you imagine the things CNN and others would say to convince people it was done by {R}s.
Yes, tons of smoking.
As far as the media, the Russians (actually Soviet Union but everyone said "Russia" b/c it was easier) were our enemy and everything got blamed on them.
Everyone seemed to smoke back then........I bought this big ash tray at an antique store the other day. It's totally 60's orange specking with brown scrolling The lady laughed and said "you must have a plan." not really!
It reminded me of the one my dad and uncles all used and it was always sitting in the middle of the kitchen table.
Those big ash trays must of weighed 10 lbs. My fondest memory of those ash trays was watching my dad throw one thru the TV screen during a Nixon speech. We had to watch a black and white for a month with crappy reception
I have been watching those specials on TV about the John F Kennedy assassination. While the act of killing President Kennedy showed there was evil in 1963, the scenes of the people were eye opening.
1) The people were so well mannered and well dressed. Very few fat people, no tattoos, very few sloppy looking folks, men wore suits and ties out in public, women wore dresses.
2) The people interviewed seemed so sincere and nice. There was little of the harshness of today's society.
3) On the negative side, when they showed people of authority, nearly everyone was a middle age white man. My wife kept saying, where are the women? Where are the people of color?
It seemed like a different world.
Anyone else have observations about America in 1963 as shown in the TV Specials about John F Kennedy?
If you are retired now you should remember 1963 and not have to rely on TV for images.
If you are retired now you should remember 1963 and not have to rely on TV for images.
Good grief what was that all about?
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Kathrine Hepburn and Jacklyn Kennedy did set a trend. Seems it was more the religious and the people with money that could afford the nice suits and dresses. Then it went to people like Twiggy and some of the styles she wore are still in fashion today.
The lady laughed and said "you must have a plan." not really!
