APUSH Major Primary Sources Period 8 (1945-1980) Includes paintings, engravings, photographs, political cartoons, speeches, documents with hyperlinks for additional information and video links. Compiled by John Burkowski Jr. Academy for Advanced Academics
The Long Telegram George Kennan 1946
Truman Doctrine Harry S. Truman 1947
“It’s Okay – We’re Hunting Communists” Herbert Block 1947
The Red Iceberg 1960
Farewell Address ”Military-Industrial Complex” Dwight D Farewell Address ”Military-Industrial Complex” Dwight D. Eisenhower 1961 Video
Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy 1961 Video
Majority Decision – Brown v. Board Chief Justice Earl Warren 1954
Sit In in Jackson, Mississippi Fred Blackwell 1963
Letter from Birmingham Jail Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963
I Have a Dream Speech Martin Luther King, Jr. 1963 Video Excerpt
The Ballot or the Bullet Malcolm X 1964
The Basis of Black Power Stokely Carmichael 1966
Great Society Speech Lyndon Johnson 1964 Video Excerpt
Excerpt from The Conscience of a Conservative Barry Goldwater 1960
Daisy Ad 1964
Why We Are in Vietnam Lyndon Johnson 1965
Saigon Execution Photograph by Eddie Adams 1968
Napalm Girl Photograph by Nick Ut 1972
Port Huron Statement Student for a Democratic Society (SDS) 1962
Address to the Nation (Silent Majority) Richard Nixon 1969 Video
Kent State John Paul Filo 1970
”Look – Nice Tapes – Okay, Boy. – Okay ”Look – Nice Tapes – Okay, Boy? – Okay? –” Herbert Block October 24, 1973
Excerpt from Silent Spring Rachel Carson 1962
For the Equal Rights Amendment Shirley Chisolm 1969
Crisis of Confidence aka Malaise Speech Jimmy Carter 1979 Video