Books
David Halberstam, War in a Time of Peace:
Bush, Clinton, and the Generals.
One of the country's foremost investigative reporters
and authors examines American foreign policy in the post-Cold
War era.
Joe Klein, The Natural: The Misunderstood
Presidency of Bill Clinton.
A prominent journalist evaluates the strengths and weaknesses
of the Clinton presidency.
Film
Startup.Com
This documentary film, which charts the rise and fall
of an Internet startup company that raised $60 million
before going bankrupt, captures the exciting of the stock
market bubble of the late 1990s.
Comprehensive reviews of this movie:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Startupcom-10000194/
Web Sites
Recommended Web Site:
CNN: The Cold War
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/
Related Web Sites:
Watergate
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Watergate: The Scandal That Brought Down Richard Nixon
http://watergate.info
A history of the Watergate Affair that contains
an extensive collection of primary sources, sound
files, speeches, and other documentary materials.
TIME's Watergate Coverage
http://cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/gen/resources/watergate/
This CNN-Time Magazine site contains Time’s coverage
of the Watergate affair, a Watergate glossary, political
cartoons, and streaming video.
Revisiting Watergate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/watergate/front.htm
This 1997 Washington Post supplement, marking the
25th anniversary of the Watergate burglary, contains
a chronology, description of the key figures involved
in the affair, and discussion of the reforms that
grew out of the investigation.
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America Since 1980
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The Gulf War
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
A companion site to the PBS documentary, the site
contains oral histories, sound files, maps, a chronology,
interviews with decision-maker, and a section on
weapons and technology.
Men of the Year: Reagan, Andropov, and Gorbachev
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/time/special/moy/
This site reproduces three Time Magazine “Man of
the Year” articles: a 1980 article discussing Ronald
Reagan's appeal on the eve of his presidency; a
1983 article on Reagan and the new Soviet leader
Yuri Andropov; and a 1987 article examining Mikhail
Gorbachev’s policies of glasnost (openness) and
perestroika (economic liberalization).
The Impeachment Trial
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/impeachment/index.html
The PBS NewsHour site contains a sources relating
to the impeachment and acquittal of President Bill
Clinton, supplemented with guide to impeachment
and a history of impeachment.
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