[Oral History Program interview with John O. Holzhueter, 2005]

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Holzhueter, John O., 1935- interviewee

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Abstract: In his February 2005 interview with Matt Levin, Jack Holzhueter reminisces about his years as a student and employee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing especially on campus ...

Abstract: In his February 2005 interview with Matt Levin, Jack Holzhueter reminisces about his years as a student and employee at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focusing especially on campus activism during the 1950s and 1960s. He shares his insights about the relationship between religion and activism, the student body of UW from the 1950s to 1960s, the Cold War, and numerous campus personalities from the time. This interview was conducted as research for Matt Levin's Cold War University and has been submitted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program.

Key Words: Lutheran Student Association; Korean War; Vietnam War; the draft; John F. Kennedy; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Cuba; Joseph McCarthy; "Joe Must Go" movement; Jewish students; socialism; the 1960s; student protests.

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