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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:13 PM
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AMERICAN HISTORY FORUM interest thread
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 06:16 PM by JohnLocke
Mission statement: "To discuss and debate American history in the pursuit of enjoyment and knowledge for all DUers."

Anyone?
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:13 PM
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history
I am in!!!!!
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Maddy McCall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:13 PM
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1. Sign me up
That's my forte!
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:14 PM
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2. another history major here
not employed in the field, but still love to talk about it. i'm in!
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:18 PM
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8. any particular era?
I've always found post WWII 1945-1962 (Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis) kind of juicy! A-Bombs, Beat poets and Joe McCarthy! I was born in 1957, so I missed it all, first hand. But what a scary time to be aware in!
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:20 PM
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11. i actually love that era
one of my favorite authors (even though it's cliche) is kerouac; i find that people know way too little about the korean war or ike's presidency, and kennedy's first term is actually pretty interesting too (a few big missteps before he got his feet wet). i also like the mid-60's too; the whole "mutually-assured destruction" era fascinates me (i loved dr. strangelove too); although i was born in 1979.
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:28 PM
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15. Ike pussyed out with Joe
Joe McCarthy tried to focus his scattergun of innuendo on the U.S Army and Gen. George C. Marshall. Shouting about communists and homosexuals, McCarthy accused the top brass of allowing the institution of the Army to "go soft".
Gen. Marshall, of course, was a mentor to Ike. On one campaign swing through McCarthy's home state of Wisconsin, Eisenhower was to speak with Sen. Joe on the dais. Ike refused to chastise McCarthy in front of the home folks, even though Ike knew that the allegations against his friend and mentor, Marshall were complete lies!

Ike went on to praise McCarthy's efforts, though insiders claim he was furious.
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:25 PM
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14. hey, me too!
My study is a bit broader, 1914-1974, but fixates on Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon. I'm writing a final paper about the military-industrial complex and how it affects the American presidency.

I was born in 1983, so I definitely missed all of it. However, I was raised by two old hippies who told me everything. Their perspective has the interesting dichotomy of a 1950s childhood and adolescence in the 60s. They talk constantly about Watergate, escaping the draft, and the generation gap.
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Lavender Brown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:14 PM
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3. I'm in
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:15 PM
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4. Definitely has my vote!
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 06:30 PM by End of all Hope
Since that's what I'm studying. I can post my "top forty most totally fucking insane Nixon quotes".

On edit: my list appears to have far more than I thought, thanks in part to one conversation with Haldeman and Ehrlichman in which almost everything he says is completely random and off the wall.
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Nosmo King Donating Member (87 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:19 PM
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9. where does "you won't have Nixon to kick around anymore" rank?
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American Tragedy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:28 PM
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16. I haven't actually ranked them, though I probably should
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 06:32 PM by End of all Hope
But that one is definitely on there. Some of my favorites come from the Nixon tapes:

"I'm glad I'm not Brezhnev, being the Russian leader in the Kremlin. You never know if someone's tape recording everything you say."

"I'd rather use the nuclear bomb. Does that bother you? I just want you to think big, Henry, for Christ's sake."

"Now here's the point, Bob, please get me the names of the Jews. You know, the big Jewish contributors to the Democrats. Could we please investigate some of the cocksuckers? Thank you. That's all."
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StopTheMorans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:21 PM
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12. I am not a crook!
*flashes double victory sign just for fun*
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LTR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:15 PM
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5. Excellent idea!
Edited on Fri Nov-12-04 06:16 PM by Fighting Irish
That would be cool! I'd actually post on something like that.

Wanna support this one?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x1995506

It's a 'computer help' forum.
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calico1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:16 PM
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6. Yes! That was my favorite subject
in school. I was a little geek I guess.
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BlackVelvetElvis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:17 PM
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7. I'll join in and ask lots of questions.
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name not needed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:20 PM
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10. Sounds good to me.
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troubleinwinter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:25 PM
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13. Me tooooo, please!
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:28 PM
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17. I'm in!
My favorite subject. :)
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strategery blunder Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:57 PM
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18. I'd like in
I love American History:)
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TroubleMan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 06:58 PM
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19. I'd join this one, too

nt.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 07:15 PM
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20. sure Locke
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Darranar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 07:17 PM
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21. An excellent proposal. n/t
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JohnLocke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:01 PM
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22. Kick
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pleiku52cab Donating Member (674 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:19 PM
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23. Kick
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:21 PM
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24. I would be up to that...but Id prefer ALL history.
But I can do american only, but I think that History in generel would lead to a larger group.
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Maestro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:22 PM
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25. Sounds like a good idea
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GingerSnaps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:23 PM
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26. I would join
I am a history buff and I would love to join the forum. This is a political website and most of us are very interested in history.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:25 PM
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27. Sign me up
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WannaJumpMyScooter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-12-04 09:30 PM
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28. Ladies and Gentlemen, we must all hang together on this
vote, or most assuredly we will all hang separately.

Aye.
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