I've had many students come by to discuss the paper, and I'll be available this Wednesday during office hours to discuss the paper before it's due on Friday, 11/14.
If there's is anyone out there still having trouble with their topic, here's the email I sent out re: paper topics on October 2nd:
I've talked to a number of students during office hours who have developed some
excellent paper topics. To add to the mix, I'd like to suggest a few possible
topics for each primary source:
1. Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt:
Role of the First Lady Before and After Eleanor Roosevelt
The "Brain Trust" in FDR's White House
The Success and Failure of New Deal Programs
Isolationism vs. Support for the Allies Before Pearl Harbor
FDR's Conduct of the War Effort
FDR's Vision of Postwar Order
Eleanor Roosevelt's Role in Postwar American Politics
2. Miami and the Siege of Chicago
The Last Days of the Johnson Administration
The Rise of the "New Left" in American Politics
The Rise of the "New Right" in American Politics
The Political Resurrection of Richard Nixon
The Rise of "New Journalism" (e.g. Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson, et al) in US Politics
The Breakdown of the "Liberal Consensus" in US Politics
3. The Reagan Diaries
Reagan & the Challenges of the Early Eighties: Recession & Inflation
Reagan & the Challenges of the Early Eighties: A Spike in Cold War Tensions
"Reaganomics": The Promise, the Results, and the Legacy
Reagan and the Iran-Contra Scandal
"The Great Communicator": Reagan's Use of Mass Media
Reagan and the Imperial Presidency
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