Pop culture of the late 60s to early 70s was on a collision course with Nixon's America, culminating in 1974 Los Angeles. These events are chronicled in Ronald Brownstein's brilliant book entitled Rock Me On The Water (Harper Collins Paperback, 2021). We will explore developments in the year 1974 month by month, as Los Angeles transformed movies, music, television, and politics.This was the era of the Vietnam War and the rise of the Silent Majority. The critique of contemporary America that had been brushed aside by Nixon's presidential victories in '68 and '72 was channeled into an outpouring of artistic creativity. The artists, particularly in Los Angeles, offered an alternative to the status quo. Films portrayed America as suffused with hypocrisy; television, led by All In The Family, MASH, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show brought out tensions over Vietnam, the generation gap, race relations, and the sexual revolution. Music echoed the frustrations of the war, disgust over the systemic corruption of Watergate, and alienation from the constricting values of Nixon's heralded Silent Majority. This was the time and place where conservatives may have won the battle, but lost the war to control popular culture.
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