Friday, January 9, 2004

2:30–4:30 p.m.

61. Waging the Cold War through Sport: Social, Cultural, and Political Views of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
Marriott, Maryland Suite A

Chair: Cindy Gissendanner, Towson University
Papers:

Thin Air and Lofty Dreams: The Altitude Controversy and the 1968 Olympics
Kevin Witherspoon, Florida State University

The Harmonizing Nation: Mexico’s Selection for the 1968 Olympics
Eric Zolov, Franklin & Marshall College

" Relief from Reality”: ABC and Television Coverage of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
Douglas Battema, Western New England College

Comment: Amy Bass, College of New Rochelle