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Chapter 29: Retreat from Liberalism, 1968-2000

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    Abortion in America, http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/roe.wade/
CNN's retrospective on the Roe v. Wade landmark Supreme Court decision, which legalized abortion in the United States. The feature examines the terms of the abortion debate, the people involved in the trial, and how abortion and abortion rights opponents and advocates have changed over the past twenty-five years.

    Bush v. Gore, http://oyez.nwu.edu
Audio file of the Bush v. Gore Supreme Court Case. This case affected the outcome of the 2000 Florida Presidential Election by stopping the ballot recounting process in that state. It remains a controversial decision, which involved the Court in a highly politicized battle that had dramatic consequences for the future of the U.S. government. The Oyez Project from Northwestern University hosts this file, in addition to background on the Supreme Court, such as profiles of the Justices, a tour of the Supreme Court Building, and a list of other cases in the project.

    Culture Wars 101, http://sepwww.stanford.edu/sep/josman/culture/
"A collection of information and commentary on the "culture wars" in the United States. Created by Johannes D. Claerbout, the site contains essays and news articles from a variety of different perspectives on the abortion debate, homosexuality, the educational system, pornography, and other heated issues. There are also links to other Web sites and a humor section."*

    Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement,
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/
"A collection of documents giving special emphasis to the women's movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Culled from the Duke University Special Collections Library, the site includes books, pamphlets, and other written materials. The documents can be searched by keyword or located under various subject categories. Subject categories include theoretical writings, women of color, and women's work and roles."*

    Euthanasia,
"University of Buffalo page on bioethics and the debate over euthanasia. The site offers links to articles and information on euthanasia, looking especially at important euthanasia and right-to-die court cases from recent years."*

    Impeachment and Censure Materials Online, http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/impeach.htm#public
"Guide to Impeachment and Censure Materials Online from JURIST, the Law Professors Network. The site includes good materials on impeachment, the legal background for impeachment, the impeachment trial of Andrew Johnson, and day-by-day press coverage of the Clinton impeachment trial. The Clinton impeachment was a pivotal event in twentieth-century politics and placed the moral character of the president in the national spotlight. This event caused the nation to question the appropriate standards of behavior for the president and to address the right to privacy of the nation's highest elected official."*

    Men of the Year: Reagan, Andropov, and Gorbachev,
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/
"Reproductions of three Time Magazine "Man of the Year" articles pertinent to the Cold War developments of the 1980s. The site is maintained by the magazine and contains articles from 1980, 1983, and 1987. The 1980 article discusses Ronald Reagan's appeal on the eve of his presidency; the 1983 article on Reagan and the new Soviet leader Yuri Andropov sheds light on the arms buildup and general Cold War resurgence; and the 1987 article on Mikhail Gorbachev discusses the policies of glasnost and perestroika, which precipitated the Soviet collapse. Click on 1980s link."*

    Oklahoma City Bombing,
"The Washington Post's collection of coverage on the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The bombing killed 168 people and injured many others. The coverage begins with news articles and photographs from the day of the bombing and continues through the trial and sentencing of bombers Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols."*

    The Gulf War, http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
"A documentary treatment of the Gulf War conflict. A companion to the Gulf War documentary produced by the PBS series Frontline, the site includes maps, a chronology, interviews with decision makers and soldiers from the various sides of the conflict, audio clips, and a sections on weapons and technology."*

    The Militia Watchdog, http://www.militia-watchdog.org/
"A survey of extremist militia groups. Created by Mark Pitcavage, a historian of early state militias and head of a project on preventing and countering terrorism, the site contains historical background and current reportage, an image gallery, and a "calendar of conspiracy" chronicling recent activities among militia, tax-protest, and other antigovernment organizations."*

    The NAMES Project AIDS Quilt, http://www.aidsquilt.org/
"A site on the memorial quilt to AIDS victims that began in 1987. Established by the NAMES Project, the site contains historical background on the quilt, statistics on the AIDS epidemic, a searchable image database of quilt panels, and links to related sites."*

    The Perot Periodical, http://www.brainlink.com/~nota/
"A site analyzing third-party movements, Ross Perot, and other independent political figures. Created by an independent quarterly periodical entitled The Perot Periodical, which is not affiliated with Ross Perot, the site includes a primary documents section, links to related sites, and a collation of articles on independent politics."*

    Unabomber Trial, http://www.unabombertrial.com/
"The Sacramento Bee's Web site on the trial of Theodore Kaczynski, the "Unabomber". The page includes news articles from the investigation, trial, case, and sentencing, as well as court documents. The Unabomber Manifesto and photographs of Kaczynski are online, as well as a timeline of the Unabomber story, and brief profiles of the key figures in the trial and of Kaczynski's victims."*

    Watergate, http://vcepolitics.com/watergate
"A textual, visual, and auditory survey of Watergate. Created by Australian political science professor Malcolm Farnsworth, the site's materials include a Nixon biography with speech excerpts, a Watergate chronology, and an assessment of the Watergate legacy. Relevant links provide access to primary documents."*

    Watergate Trial Tapes and Transcripts
http://www.nara.gov/nixon/tapes/trial&transcripts.html
"The National Archives and Records Administration's transcripts of the Nixon Watergate tapes. These audio recordings of conversations in the Nixon White House were prepared by the Watergate Special Prosecution Force for the court cases of U.S. v Mitchell, et al and U.S. v Connally in 1974. The twelve and one-half hours of tape can be researched through the NARA transcripts of these conversations, available online on this Web site."*