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In 1968 The New Republic was 54 years old (and it has gone on for another 50-plus years since). Over many decades the editorial slant of this periodical has fluctuated wildly from right to left and even off the map. During the 1960's cold war and Vietnam era TNR was decidedly liberal left in its comportment, but also steadfastly critical of the aptly named and fermenting "New Left." Here are four significant issues of The New Republic from that era and specifically from the year that seemed to change forever the political and social landscape of America: 1968.

At center of these changes were the Presidential primaries and eventual general election which were taking place against the backdrop of grave escalations of the war in Vietnam: LBJ quit the race, McCarthy came on strong, RFK jumped in (and was shortly thereafter assassinated), HHH hid behind Johnson's skirt, Nixon lurked with a "secret plan to end the war, and all the while there were riots throughout the USA on many fronts and Richard J. Daley became the grand ringmaster of the Chicago Seven, those New Left proponents supreme. 

The Pontificators on this state of affairs included Zbigniew Brzezinki, Murry Kempton, Robert Bork, Arthur Schlesinger, Joesph Alsop, Michel Harrington, Stanly Kauffmann, W. S. Merwin, Robert Coles and many more luminaries of the late mid-century. Those who were pontificated about included Robert McNamera, Clark Clifford, Saul Bellow, Albert Camus, Ronald Reagan, Columbia University, Nelson Rockefeller, The (Chicago) Blackstone Rangers, the Electoral College (!), The Pill, Gun Control, Pharmaceutical Companies, Racists, Sexists, and Mayor Richard J. Daley. 

Beyond the left-leaning editorialmanship that TNR reliably churned during this era, there were also book and movie reviews, selections of poetry, letters to the editor (usually more interesting then the articles), Jules Feiffer cartoons, fascinating advertisements, and the much perused "Personals" section where you could make romantic connections, buy covert bumper stickers, and find esoteric job and travel offers. And, let's not forget the loyal (and often oddly counter-intuitive) advertisers and their highbrow approach: Record, Book, and Art clubs, Rural Electrification groups, Haverhills, Self-Published Books, and my favorite: "Save Della Alakay, an Apache child living in poverty...." ($15/month does it!)

We have four issues available each offered individually. All are in good condition, and are clean and unmarked, except where noted below.  Some age fading as expected (for the most part The New Republic was printed on newsprint paper and appeared yellow to begin with). 

*MAY 25, 1968 Volume 158, #21, Issue 2790: Clean Gene McCarthy vs Robert F. Kennedy

*JUNE 1, 1968 Volume 158, #22, Issue 2791: Student Revolutions around the world; Columbia University, Paris, and China

*SEPTEMBER 21, 1968 Volume 159, #12, Issue 2807: The Farce of Nixon vs Humphrey! (front page has new address written in pen) 

*DECEMBER 21, 1968 Volume 159, #25-6, Issue 2818: At the end of the year the editorial staff asked the forever enduring question: "Whatever Happened to the American Dream?" (back page has repaired tear)

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