People are beginning to doubt the moral certitude of people on the right, especially the far right. Tom Brokaw begincertitudedoubt Change image and share on social
The year of my birth, 1940, was the fulcrum of America in the twentieth century, when the nation was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and the storms of war in Europe and the Pacific on the other. Tom Brokaw americabalancebirth share on social
Because I lived in construction towns, we had a lot of workers who came from the South. They were all white, and, sorry to say, a number of them were pretty redneck. Tom Brokaw constructionlivelot Change image and share on social
I don't like to play the macho card, but I grew up in a working-class family and a working-class culture. Tom Brokaw cardclassculture Change image and share on social
You will not get a Google alert when you fall in love. Tom Brokaw alertfallgoogle Change image and share on social
When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was? Tom Brokaw citizendesignenter Change image and share on social
I was still in college when 'To Kill a Mockingbird' came out in 1960. I remember it had a kind of an electrifying effect on this country; this was a time when there were a lot of good books coming out. Tom Brokaw bookcollegecome share on social
You will not solve global climate change by hitting the delete button. Tom Brokaw buttonchangeclimate Change image and share on social
There is certainly greatness in the '60s generation. They changed our attitudes about race in America, which was long overdue. They didn't just stand up and salute when told to go to war. Women finally began to realize a more equal place in our society. Tom Brokaw 60samericaattitude share on social
In retrospect, the political and cultural climate in the early '60s seems both a time of innocence and also like a sultry, still summer day in the Midwest: an unsettling calm before a ferocious storm over Vietnam, which was not yet an American war. Tom Brokaw 60samericancalm share on social
