1969 was a year of turmoil and destruction . The conflict in Vietnam entered its sixth year with no end in sight , as the spring " saw the longest and most violent student strike in American history " . Vietnam was an important and all-encompassing topic that covered television , college campuses , newspapers , and conversation . Richard Nixon began his first of two terms as President . The world had seen the chaos of the 1968 Democratic National Convention as it erupted into protest and political radicalism was on the rise
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
1969 Students for a Democratic Society National Convention