1968 Democratic convention

Discovery Notebook
Police bust up McCarthy headquarters and Walter has an epiphany
  • Oct 08, 2020

I remember feeling a great sense of relief and triumph, almost giddiness, as the two of us drove…

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The Ruby brothers are entrusted to deliver a critical document
Amid the chaos, we deliver the McCarthy peace plank to the convention
  • Oct 08, 2020

The Ruby Brothers are entrusted to deliver a critical document
Walter's eyes are opened by Mary Travers
  • Oct 08, 2020

Not to compare to smoking pot with Phil Ochs, but here is one more related musical moment. …

Dan burns one with Phil Ochs
  • Oct 08, 2020

Nice memory, Walt. I also have a musical memory from that pre-convention period. 

A year…

Before the convention, Walter staged a benefit concert with the Cryan' Shames
  • Oct 08, 2020

I also don’t remember exactly how Dan and I got the gig at McCarthy HQ during the Convention,…

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Congressman Roman Pucinski pushed me off the elevator
Walt, what do you remember about our experiences at the 1968 Democratic Party convention?
  • Oct 04, 2020

Since this story from our teenage years appears prominently on Family History Machine, let's add…

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Authors
Stanley L. Ruby(21) Chien-Shiung Wu(18) Emil Jan Konopinski(9) Brice M. Rustad(8) Allan Franklin(7) James S. Allen(7) R. P. Hudson(4) Harry J. Lipkin(4) E. Ambler(4) R. E. Marshak(4)
Subjects
beta decay theory(21) angular correlation(21) Rustad-Ruby experiment(17) mössbauer effect(17) beta spectrum experiment(14) Mössbauer spectroscopy(12) parity nonconservation(12) synchrotron radiation(8) V–A theory(8) weak-force unification(7)
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