TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boulton,Mark
TI  - Failing our veterans: the G.I. Bill and the Vietnam Generation 
SN  - 9780814724873
AV  - UB357 .B67 2014
U1  - 371.2/23 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Teague, Olin E.,
KW  - Veterans
KW  - Education
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Law and legislation
KW  - Vietnam War, 1961-1975
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 20th century
N1  - Includes bibliographical references(pages 251-262) and index; Introduction: "A chance for learning" -- For the wounded and the worthy: veterans' benefits from the early Republic to the Vietnam Era -- The clash of the Texans: the making of the 1966 Cold War G.I. Bill -- A peacetime bill for the warrior: shortchanging the Vietnam vets -- Mr. President (have pity on the fighting man): Nixon's right turn for America, wrong result for the veterans -- On the streets and in the schools: The veterans come home -- Denouement: Ford's war on inflation and Teague's last stand -- Conclusion: "A chance for learning" missed
ER  -