Washington County Oral Histories

Judy Berger oral history recording

An audio recording of an oral history of Judy Berger on life in Hillsboro in the 1960s and during the Vietnam War. Berger talks about public opinion in Oregon starting to change when Oregon senators Wayne Morse and Mark Hatfield start to speak out. She mentions local anti-war demonstrations at Portland State and teacher Jack Kirkwood writing anti-war letters to the very conservative Hillsboro Argus and the Oregonian. Berger discusses propaganda from the John Birch Society and negative attitudes toward Jane Fonda. Traveling throughout Europe in 1968, Berger remembers a nationwide strike in France, Russia

Berger, Judy

Century High School collection

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives, American

Washington County (Or.) -- History

Washington County (Or.)

Hillsboro (Or.)

1 sound cassette (17 min.)

English

WCM_OH_279

In Copyright

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Five Oaks Museum

Hallam, Curtis

Audiocassettes

Sound