Sunday, August 24 1968 is one of the landmark dates in the history of the 60s. Not a date like 9/11 or November 23 1963; most people don’t remember this date precisely, but they do remember this event. And even more what happened later that evening outside the Democratic National Headquarters at the Conrad Hilton. […]
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John Frankenheimer ’51 – An Appreciation
We are at the top of the generational cohort of the Baby Boom. We have lived lives that were coexistent with the Cold War. Our political outlook during our adolescence—before we matriculated at Williams—was shaped by the tumultuous Kennedy administration years
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Ephlats reunite to send a soothing message
What a wonderful gesture. We’re happy to share the sound of the Ephlats and it’s amazing to hear the quality of the voices, the tenors still hitting those high notes some fifty years later…
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Tales from the 60s (Part 1) — The Last Roadtrip
There was a heat wave in Boston in the summer of 1969. There was always a heat wave in the summer in Boston. It was literally the last summer of the 60s, but it was metaphorically the last summer of the 60s as well. We did not know that. Both Kennedy brothers had been assassinated; […]
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Williams 74, Harvard 59 (Dec 12, 1967, Lasell Gymnasium [audio broadcast])
Listen as classmate David Snydman, aided by some energetic acoustics from Lasell gymnasium, takes us through a memorable basketball victory over Harvard. David entered medical practice after Williams, eschewing a brilliant future as a replacement for Johnny Most. Due to server side audio size restrictions, we’re offering an edited version of each half. Click on […]
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Communications
While today’s Ephs are said to exist in the Purple Bubble during their Williamstown years, they nevertheless live their undergraduate lives in the era of telecommunications miracles and global interconnectedness. In contrast, although we of the Class of 1968 thought we were living in an era of space age technology, the communications tools personally available to us were quite basic and limited. Students came to college usually equipped only with a radio, and perhaps a stereo phonograph (or, in some cases, a reel-to-reel tape recorder).
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Our War and Welcome to It
The Vietnam War — our war — always loomed just beyond the mountains. To serve or not to serve? Our choice — or pure chance in the draft lottery — still marks us. Ken Burns’ documentary “The Vietnam War” once again reminded us of those who lived and those who were lost, on both sides. […]
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