The Profumo affair led to a government minister's resignation on 5 June 1963. In 1983, Christine Keeler talked to the BBC ...

The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party candidates. It was the first where the candidates were born in the 20th ...

Serge Schmemann’s thoughtful and insightful piece reminds us of the lingering — and rather extraordinary — power of the ...

Omar Wasow, an assistant professor in the politics department at Princeton University, ... What the 1960s can teach us about modern-day protests May 31, 2020 5:07 PM EDT. Leave a comment.

The 1960s is remembered as a time of cultural upheaval, the divisive Vietnam War, ... Click here to read about the biggest political news stories of the 1960s.

He was “the most influential politician to come out of the New Left,” said Todd Gitlin, a Columbia University sociologist and historian of the 1960s who succeeded Mr. Hayden as SDS president.

1960: Science and party politics. By Richard M. Nixon, John F. Kennedy | December 7, 2020. This photo taken in television studio shows Vice President Nixon listening to a gesturing Senator Kennedy in ...

In today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them. This weekend, Robert F. Kennedy Jr ...

In today's political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they're nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.

Editor’s Note: This essay is adapted from Chris Wallace’s book, “Countdown 1960.” The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between ...