A Minnesota PBS Initiative
Macalester 1968
Twin Cities Public Television's Minnesota Remembers Vietnam initiative has been proud to partner with Macalester College. Macalester Class of '68 Class President, Tim O’Brien, returned to campus in 2017 and was joined by Lynn Novick to discuss their involvement in the 10-episode, 18-hour PBS documentary on the Vietnam War. Watch the conversation.
In the summer of 2018, the Macalester Class of 1968 returned to campus to reflect on their experiences during their time on campus during an era of so much change.
Mac Talks ’68 Discussions
This partnership of Macalester College and Twin Cities PBS, was a StoryCorps-like event designed to capture the experiences of the Macalester Class of ’68 and how they were impacted by the tumultuous events of 1968.
Through facilitated small-group discussions, they address such issues as:
How did the Vietnam War affect our lives?
How were we impacted by the Civil Rights Movement?
The Feminist Movement?
The political upheaval?
Interviews were recorded on Saturday June 9th, 2018 at the Macalester College Class of 1968 Reunion.
Macalester's 1968 Yearbook.
View more of Lesley Hauser's photos and mementos from her time at Macalester:
Draft notice in the 1968 Macalester College yearbook.
Students gathered under the memorial bell.
Post-1968 Thalians invitation to a talk on pre-marital sex at Macalester College.
Lesley Hauser during her Macalester College days.
Pre-1968 Thalians invitation to a speaker on flower-arranging at Macalester College.
Biographical Details
Submitted From: St. Paul, MN
Primary Location During Vietnam: St. Paul, United States 
Story Subject: Civilian
Affiliate Organization: Macalaster College Class of 1968
Stories are for joining the past to the future. Stories are for those late hours in the night when you can't remember how you got from where you were to where you are. Stories are for eternity, when memory is erased, when there is nothing to remember except the story. ― Tim O'Brien, "The Things They Carried"
Story Themes: 1968, Antiwar Movement, Civilian, Draft, Lesley Hauser, Macalester College, Reunion, Tim O'Brien
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