1. Post-Watergate: Anger, Apathy, Alienation Q. How did the 1970s set the stage for the 1980s?

2. Malaise: n. 2. A vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.

3. I. Economic Malaise End of the “golden era”: 1947-1973 End of the “golden era”: 1947-1973

5. A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline

6. “Benefits” of bombing

7. A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN

9. A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN C) OPEC and Oil Shock: “stagflation” C) OPEC and Oil Shock: “stagflation”

11. A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline A) Underlying structural reasons: relative economic decline B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN B) Policy mistakes: LBJ and RMN C) OPEC and Oil Shock: “stagflation” C) OPEC and Oil Shock: “stagflation” Stagnation + inflation began before, but oil shock worsened Fed + Pres errors Stagnation + inflation began before, but oil shock worsened Fed + Pres errors

12. II. Political Malaise A. A Ford, Not a Lincoln

15. II. Political Malaise A. “A Ford, Not a Lincoln” B. Jimmy Carter: Problems without Solutions

17. Campaign '80 Which message will resonate with voters? "Let's talk better mileage" - Jimmy Carter "Kill the Bastards" - Ronald Reagan Fake: From “The Onion”

18. II. Political Malaise A. “A Ford, Not a Lincoln” B. Jimmy Carter: Problems without Solutions C. Decline in Voter Participation - all the same, why care?

20. III. Cultural Malaise: The “Me” Decade San Francisco San Francisco A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones— Don’t Drink the KoolAid A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones— Don’t Drink the KoolAid

22. Jonestown, Guyana November 18, 1978

23. III. Cultural Malaise San Francisco San Francisco A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones— Don’t Drink the KoolAid A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones— Don’t Drink the KoolAid B) Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army B) Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army

25. III. Cultural Malaise San Francisco San Francisco A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones—Don’t Drink the KoolAid A) People’s Temple: Jim Jones—Don’t Drink the KoolAid B) Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army B) Patty Hearst and the Symbionese Liberation Army C) Dan White, Harvey Milk, and the “Twinkie Defense” C) Dan White, Harvey Milk, and the “Twinkie Defense” Really just argued that it was a symptom of the depression, not the cause Really just argued that it was a symptom of the depression, not the cause

26. George Moscone Harvey Milk Dan White

27. Disco: symptom or cause?

28. The Rise of the New Right

29. The New Right Major shift in national politics: Democrats (esp. liberals) dominant 1932-1968 Major shift in national politics: Democrats (esp. liberals) dominant 1932-1968 Like the New Left: break from past Like the New Left: break from past Emphasize social and cultural conservatism Emphasize social and cultural conservatism Although also political and economic Although also political and economic Old Right: Northeast Old Right: Northeast New Right: Southeast and Southwest New Right: Southeast and Southwest

30. I. Decline of the New Deal Coalition New Deal Coalition: working class, suburban whites, minorities, Catholics, white southerners New Deal Coalition: working class, suburban whites, minorities, Catholics, white southerners Benefits to blacks limited by Southern Democrats Benefits to blacks limited by Southern Democrats 1960s: loss of “moral compass”  Republicans: common sense against liberals, bureaucrats, communists, blacks 1960s: loss of “moral compass”  Republicans: common sense against liberals, bureaucrats, communists, blacks

31. II. Cracks in the New Deal Coalition A. White Southerners and Civil Rights 1948: Strom Thurmond and Dixiecrats 1948: Strom Thurmond and Dixiecrats 1964: Barry Goldwater 1964: Barry Goldwater Breaks Solid South Breaks Solid South First use of “New Right” First use of “New Right” 1968: George Wallace, American Independent Party 1968: George Wallace, American Independent Party Support: Deep South, blue collar NE Support: Deep South, blue collar NE

32. A. Backlash Against CRM 1966: Reagan and CA Governor’s Race— Rumford Fair Housing Act (1963): no discrimination in housing; repealed in referendum 2:1 (later reinstated) 1966: Reagan and CA Governor’s Race— Rumford Fair Housing Act (1963): no discrimination in housing; repealed in referendum 2:1 (later reinstated) Affirmative Action: 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke Affirmative Action: 1978 Regents of the University of California v. Bakke “reverse discrimination” “reverse discrimination” Quotas out, race as a factor Quotas out, race as a factor Busing: boycotts, private schools Busing: boycotts, private schools

33. B. Backlash Against Student Movement Reagan and Wallace vs. Pat Brown and UC Berkeley Reagan and Wallace vs. Pat Brown and UC Berkeley Brown sent in cops, but poured in $ (tuition $100/yr) Brown sent in cops, but poured in $ (tuition $100/yr) Gov. Reagan: make the ungrateful brats pay and work  no time for activism Gov. Reagan: make the ungrateful brats pay and work  no time for activism

34. C. Backlash against the Women’s Movement 1972: ERA passes Congress overwhelmingly 1972: ERA passes Congress overwhelmingly 1973: Roe v. Wade 1973: Roe v. Wade Phyllis Schlafly: “Stop ERA” and Eagle Forum—ERA and feminism are a “satanic assault on the home” Phyllis Schlafly: “Stop ERA” and Eagle Forum—ERA and feminism are a “satanic assault on the home” Stops ERA 3 states short Stops ERA 3 states short

35. D. Backlash against the Gay Rights Movement Most shocking to the New Right Most shocking to the New Right 1975: CA repeals sodomy law by 1 vote 1975: CA repeals sodomy law by 1 vote Anita Bryant, “Save Our Children” Anita Bryant, “Save Our Children”

36. III. Reagan’s Message and “Cultural War” 1. Not strong civil rights, but did not race bait: roll back Federal government, less “social engineering”: can’t legislate morality 2. Reclaim American respect abroad: Build up military to stand up to USSR and Iran

37. 3. Side-step uncomfortable facts of the past: “Mickey Mouse History”; we won Vietnam 4. Cut taxes: “Voodoo Economics”

38. 1992 Republican Convention in Houston: Pat Buchanan proclaims a “cultural war” for America’s soul 1992 Republican Convention in Houston: Pat Buchanan proclaims a “cultural war” for America’s soul Helps lose Bush the election: Reagan arose at peak of conservative popularity Helps lose Bush the election: Reagan arose at peak of conservative popularity Bush II and resurgence (as much structural as popular; 9-11) Bush II and resurgence (as much structural as popular; 9-11)