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The baby boomers changed the world in more ways than one. People may think of the boomers as being left-leaning hippies, but there are just as many right-wingers from that generation as there are lefties. Things aren't so simple.
If you could have gone to Woodstock, would you have?
Oh yes!
I would have, but I probably couldn't due to work.
No, I'm not a druggie.
Sure, just to see it.
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How as Lyndon B. Johnson as a president?
A bastard.
He wasn't a nice man, but he did good things.
He was an effective president.
He was a masterful politician but not a great war leader.
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Were you supportive of the civil rights movement?
Hell yes!
I was supportive, but not active.
No, but that doesn't mean I was against it.
I worked for pro-civil rights groups or politicians.
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Did you know any Holocaust survivors?
I met a couple, I think.
I knew some when I was little.
I don't think so.
I met one at a speaking engagement.
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How much do you think WW2 informed the rest of the 20th century?
It put the U.S. on a path, good in some parts, bad in others.
All the crap came from that.
It put the U.S. on a path to power.
It set up the economic systems for the whole world and gave the U.S.A. a jump on industrial production.
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What do you think of J. Edgar Hoover?
He was a total tool.
He was a hardened lawman.
He was a force for good.
He was a corrupt moron.
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What did you think of Richard Nixon before he was president?
He was an evil jerk.
He was a sad man.
He was a fine politician.
He was a regressive force.
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Did it make sense that the FBI kept records on John Lennon?
That was evil.
No.
Yeah, at the time.
It was a waste of time.
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What did you think of Richard Nixon while he was president, but before Watergate?
He was a warmonger.
He was a racist.
He was okay.
He was ambitious but paranoid.
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What did you think of Richard Nixon, post-Watergate?
He was a bastard.
He was a jerk.
He was a criminal.
The man was a failure.
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How do you feel about Jimmy Carter?
He's a funny old man.
He's a failure.
He's a commie.
He had some good ideas and some bad ideas, but no sense of how to get things done.
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What music group did you listen to in the 1950s?
The Kingston Trio.
The Penguins.
The Everly Brothers.
Perry Como.
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What music group did you listen to in the 1960s?
The Beatles.
The Byrds.
The Beach Boys.
The Mamas and The Papas.
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What did you think of Ronald Regan's economic policies?
They were a huge step backward.
They were incomplete ideas.
They made me some money.
They were dumb.
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How old were you when you got married?
I was in my mid-20s.
I was in my early 30s.
I was in my early 20s.
I was in my mid-30s
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How old were you when you had kids?
I was in my late 20s.
I was in my early 30s.
I was in my early 20s.
I was in my mid-30s.
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Did your kids turn out okay?
Yes.
They are a bit conformist.
No.
We aren't as close as I wish we were.
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What do you think of our current president?
I really dislike him.
He's the representation of the worst of my generation.
He's a breath of fresh air.
He's been successful. You can't deny that.
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What do you think about the proliferation of the military industrial complex?
It's a shame.
It's inevitable.
It's fine because it keeps the USA on top.
It has gotten a bit out of control.
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How do you feel about the end of the golden age of radio?
It had its time.
It's sad.
It was inevitable.
Radio is on its way back, what with podcasts being a thing now.
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Is T.V. as good as it was when there was more of a monoculture?
No.
Yeah, I miss those times.
No, because now I can find exactly what I want.
No, it just gets better and better.
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What do you think of Bill Clinton?
He's cool.
He's cool, but not the best human being.
He's a showboat.
He's done some good things, but he's not a good man.
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Do you like the idea of the bands you grew up with getting back together?
No, it'll never be the same.
Yeah, it lets me relive my glory years.
Yes, it makes me feel like I'm a part of something.
No, they did their best work when they were young.
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Did you stand out in college?
Yeah. I was quite "alternative."
I did, back then.
No.
My ambition made me stand out.
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Did you follow your career dreams?
I sure did, though I had to change course after a while.
No, and it makes me sad that I did not.
I didn't bother dreaming.
I did, and I feel I've made an impact on the world.
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Are you proud of your life?
Yeah. I lived by my principles.
Proud isn't the word I'd use.
Yes. I kept my head down and did my job.
Yes, I did what I thought was right and succeeded.
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