President’s Commission on Campus Unrest

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The President’s Commission on Campus Unrest was a national investigative body established in 1970 to examine the causes and implications of violent conflicts and protests on American college campuses during the era of the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf United States federal commission ⓘ
investigative body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs President’s Commission on Campus Unrest and Violence ⓘ
Scranton Commission ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction United States ⓘ
appointedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
archivesAt Richard Nixon Presidential Library ⓘ
U.S. National Archives ⓘ
chairperson William W. Scranton ⓘ
linked to: William Scranton
commissionedBy Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
conclusion Kent State shootings were unjustified ⓘ
deep political and generational divisions contributed to unrest ⓘ
use of live ammunition against student demonstrators was unnecessary ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creator President Richard Nixon ⓘ
linked to: Richard Nixon
dissolved 1970 ⓘ
endTime 1970 ⓘ
hasMember Charles B. Thornton ⓘ
Edwin H. Miles ⓘ
Erwin D. Canham ⓘ
James F. Ahern ⓘ
Revius O. Ortique Jr. ⓘ
W. Allen Wallis ⓘ
William W. Scranton ⓘ
linked to: William Scranton
hasPart final report ⓘ
public hearings ⓘ
inception 1970 ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalForm advisory commission ⓘ
location Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mainSubject Jackson State killings ⓘ
Kent State shootings ⓘ
Vietnam War protests ⓘ
campus protests ⓘ
student unrest ⓘ
namedAfter William W. Scranton ⓘ
linked to: William Scranton
notableWork Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
purpose to examine implications of violent conflicts on college campuses ⓘ
to investigate causes of campus unrest ⓘ
to recommend measures to reduce campus violence ⓘ
reportPublicationDate September 1970 ⓘ
reportTitle Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
startTime June 1970 ⓘ
timePeriod Vietnam War era ⓘ
linked to: Vietnam War
topic National Guard use in civil disturbances ⓘ
civil liberties ⓘ
law enforcement on campuses ⓘ
student rights ⓘ
university governance ⓘ

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Kent State shootings → investigation → President’s Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
President’s Commission on Campus Unrest → alsoKnownAs → President’s Commission on Campus Unrest and Violence ⓘ
linked to: President’s Commission on Campus Unrest
President’s Commission on Campus Unrest → reportTitle → Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
linked to: President’s Commission on Campus Unrest
President’s Commission on Campus Unrest → notableWork → Report of the President’s Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
linked to: President’s Commission on Campus Unrest
Jackson State killings → hasInvestigationBy → President's Commission on Campus Unrest ⓘ
linked to: President’s Commission on Campus Unrest