Library’s ‘60s Exhibit Is a Real Bummer

I attended the “Back to the Sixties” event at the Ronald Reagan library with my two daughters. I was appalled by the huge emphasis on the Vietnam War. There were full-dressed Army officers who greeted guests to a backdrop of bunkers and machine guns. For those of us who lost friends and family in that war, this was a major insult.

I paid $4 to see an exhibit of ‘60s memorabilia that once again had a Vietnam theme in one room, and a small display of bits and pieces of what we remembered in the other. On one wall were photos of sports figures, but the one of Joe Namath didn’t even have his name on it! And what about the ’69 Mets?

In a television display of the ‘60s, there wasn’t one sample of “Star Trek” in spite of the 30th anniversary. And how could they ever have a ‘60s display without one single item from “Woodstock”?

Although I was fond of the imitation Beatles music, the DJ could have played a much wider variety of songs of the ‘60s during their break. And anyone who grew up in that decade knows the “Happy Face” was the ‘70s and Hula-Hoops were the ‘50s.

I’ve gone to the Reagan library on several occasions and have enjoyed the displays and special exhibits. This was a slap in the face to those of us who were looking forward to a much better remembrance of our life.

ROBIN COHEN WESTMILLER

Thousand Oaks