The $64,000 question and the beginning of quiz mania (1955-1956) -- "Open skies" and the beginning of the U-2 program (1954-1957) -- Twenty-one, Herbert Stempel and Charles Van Doren (1956-1957) -- Sputnik (1957-1958) -- Berlin, the "kitchen debate," and the "spirit of Camp David" (1958-1959) -- The quiz show bubble bursts (1958-1959) -- The U-2 bubble bursts (1960) -- Tying up the loose ends (1960-1962) -- Aftermath : the expanding credibility gap
Summary
"Loss of Innocence explores the sunny, innocent mood of post-War America and the budding skepticism that began to creep into the minds of an overly-credulous public in the 1950s. Taking the quiz show scandals of the 1950s and the U-2 spy incident of 1960 as examples, the book argues that these two events shook the public and began to erode their blind faith in government and institutions, creating a credibility gap that haunts us to this day"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 31, 2019)
