Media Construction of Presidential Campaigns

Unit 7

A Nation in Crisis

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1968 1968 Election Handout 1968 Document #1 LBJ and Vietnam Poster Teacher's Guide 1968 Document #2 Robert Kennedy with César Chavéz Article Teacher's Guide Student Handout 1968 Document #3 "Nixon's the One" Poster Teacher's Guide 1968 Document #4 Humphrey and Nixon Posters Teacher's Guide 1968 Document #5 Humphrey "Man on the Street" TV Commerical Teacher's Guide Video Clip 1968 Document #6 Nixon "Law and Order" TV Commerical Teacher's Guide Video Clip 1968 Document #7 Wallace "Law and Order" Busing" TV Commercial Teacher's Guide Video Clip

1972 1972 Election Handout 1972 Document #1 "Together with McGovern" Poster Teacher's Guide 1972 Document #2a McGovern "Does a President Know…" TV Commercial Teacher's Guide Video Clip 1972 Document #2b Nixon "McGovern Defense" TV Commercial Video Clip 1972 Document #3 Photo of Campaign Workers with Brochures Teacher's Guide 1972 Document #4 "Landslide" Cartoon Teacher's Guide