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One of the most jarring things I discovered when I taught my first undergraduate course on the American presidency in the fall of 1979 was that my students were 3 years old during the Cuban missile crisis. I was 13. They didn't remember a thing about those storied 13 days in October 1962. I remembered everything, including what it was like to go to school in the morning...
'Thirteen Days' Doesn't Add Up
By MICHAEL NELSONOne of the most jarring things I discovered when I taught my first undergraduate course on the American presidency in the fall of 1979 was that my students were 3 years old during the Cuban missile crisis. I was 13. They didn't remember a thing about those storied 13 days in October 1962. I remembered everything, including what it was like to go to school in the morning...
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