The Sixties as Reported by The New York Times Introduction by Tom Wicker

Anthology of Front pages from the NY Times for the decade. Beginning with the reports of the upcoming inauguration of President John F. Kennedy and VP Lyndon B. Johnson, the ongoing fight for civil rights, and unmanned space flights. the Times (1960 daily 5 cents, Sunday 25 cents) and ending with a Front Page of the second Manned Lunar Landing Congress clearing Nixon to institute the Draft Lottery by Presidential Decree, and a mention of a USIA film about Nixon's "Silent Majority" of Supporters, The Times (1969 daily 10 cents, Sunday 50 cents) reports "All the News Fit to Print." Introduction by Tom Wicker. Note: Front pages reproduced from 35mm microfilm, not originals.