REMEMBERING LOVE AND WAR : LIBRARY TO DISPLAY MEMORABILIA, FILM OF GOOD, BAD 1960S.Byline: Alicia Doyle Daily News Staff Writer It was a decade of love. A time of war. A warp in history when man walked on the moon, hippies protested in the name of peace and The Beatles blasted from radios across the nation. Rekindling the mood, a new exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Library will display memorabilia from the time of miniskirts, flower power, protests and civil-rights legislation. ``It's an important decade,'' said Mark Hunt, museum curator and director of the Ronald Reagan Library. ``We came a long way during those 10 years.'' The exhibit, which will open in September, will feature highlights of the 1960s, from a 1965 blue Mustang convertible in the lobby to a living room where visitors can lounge while watching clips of old westerns, sitcoms and commercials. Three museum galleries will feature a fallout shelter, film footage of the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , and an authentic sign from a Texas restaurant that says, ``No Dogs, Negroes or Mexicans.'' Hunt believes the exhibit will spark memories, taking people back to the good, bad and ugly facts of the '60s. Hunt hopes those born after the 1960s will leave the museum with some understanding of what life was like then. ``For people who are coming to see it without the memories, we've made sure they'll be able to leave with some thorough understanding of all the issues addressed during that period of time,'' Hunt said. Museum visitors also will see a full-size model of the Mercury capsule that lifted Alan B. Shepard Jr. above the Earth to become the first American First American may refer to:
Another display will feature a signed original copy of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 24th Amendment that made the poll tax illegal. Also on display will be the speech cards Lyndon Johnson used when he addressed Congress with a plea to pass the Voting Rights Act Voting Rights Act Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans. Though the Constitution's 15th Amendment (passed 1870) had guaranteed the right to vote regardless of “race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” . In the center of the Vietnam War exhibit will be a camp scene featuring a ``hootch hootch 1 n. Variant of hooch1. Noun 1. hootch - an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor hooch ,'' a makeshift home of crates and shelter halves that GIs created for themselves at base camps. Video clips will be shown from Ronald Reagan's nationally televised speech supporting Barry Goldwater “Goldwater” redirects here. For other uses, see Goldwater (disambiguation). Barry Morris Goldwater (January 2, 1909 – May 29, 1998) was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona (1953–1965, 1969–87) and the Republican Party's nominee for for president in 1964. Also on screen will be Reagan's TV commercials from his 1966 campaign for governor of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government, whose responsibilities include making yearly "State of the State" addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced. . In the center of a gallery featuring an exhibit on student revolution, three students will be depicted in bell-bottoms and fringed vests, leaning against their Volkswagen Beetle This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the one introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle. The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle decorated with painted flowers and psychedelic peace designs. In the walkways surrounding the library's central courtyard, several ``muscle'' cars will be on display, including an Oldsmobile 442, a Pontiac GTO The Pontiac GTO was an automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974, and by General Motors Holden in Australia from 2004 to 2006. It is often considered the first true muscle car. , a Chevy Camaro and a Plymouth GTX The Plymouth GTX was introduced as the Belvedere GTX in 1967 by the Plymouth division to be a "gentleman's" muscle car. It was to be an exceptional blend of style and performance. . The range of displays is intentionally varied, Hunt said. ``Some of it's very heavy stuff,'' he said. ``It was a time with a great deal of turmoil. But there are many things people remember very fondly.'' Museum coordinators have worked on the exhibit since May. Hunt said that those few months took him back to his days as a teen-ager, when the force of the '60s was in full swing. ``It took me back to my youth,'' Hunt said. ``I felt 17 again.'' THE FACTS WHAT: ``Back to the Sixties'' exhibit. WHERE: Ronald Reagan Library museum, 40 Presidential Drive. WHEN: Will open Sept. 7. Runs for six months. Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week. ADMISSION: $4 for adults, $2 for seniors. Free for those born in the '60s, and youngsters under 16. INFORMATION: 522-8444. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Mark Hunt, curator/director of the Ronald Re agan Library, sits amid some of the 1960s memorabilia gathered for an exhibit that will open in September. Michael Owen
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