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Ashcroft announces program on the Sixties in the Lives of American Children

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft today announced a Thursday Evening Speaker Series program examining how pre-adolescent Americans understood the forces of the 1960s as children. Dr. Joel P. Rhodes will speak about his latest book, Growing Up in a Land Called Honalee: The Sixties in the Lives of American Children. The program will be held in the Interpretive Center of the James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center, the location of the Secretary of State’s State Archives, on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m.

Rhodes will examine how the multiple social, cultural and political changes between President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration in 1961 and the end of the United States involvement in Vietnam in 1973 manifested themselves in the lives of preadolescent Americans. By exploring important issues and iconic images from the period, Rhodes focuses not only on the immediate imprint that the 1960s had on these young people, but also how their perspective on the era influenced them as adults.

Join us as Rhodes combines a certain bittersweet nostalgia with a fascinating analysis of the lives of mid-century Americans.

The State Archives is the official repository for state documents of permanent historic value, and is located at 600 West Main Street in Jefferson City. All programs at the Archives are free of charge and open to the public, with seating available on a first-come, first-served basis.