Bernard von Bothmer’s book, Framing the Sixties: The Use and Abuse of a Decade from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, has achieved excellent reviews. Published in 2010 by the University of Massachusetts Press, the book studies the legacies of the 1960s in presidencies over the past 30 years, examining how campaigns have defined the era for their own purposes. Presidential Studies Quarterly labeled the book “highly readable and impressively researched.” A Conservative Monitor reviewer said of Bernard von Bothmer’s work, “I must admit that Framing the Sixties is a riveting read and well worth adding to your library shelf.” Other publications have weighed in on Bernard von Bothmer’s tome. “An astute examination of a critical side of America’s ongoing political debate, highly recommended,” said the Midwest Book Review. “Thank you, Dr. Bothmer, for a very interesting and informative read,” the American Chronicle stated. Other academics have also showed enthusiasm for the book, such as Rice University history professor Douglas Brinkley, who said, “Historian Bernard von Bothmer has done a marvelous job of setting the historical record straight in Framing the Sixties.” Bernard von Bothmer holds a Ph.D. in American History from Indiana University. He has taught college classes on subjects ranging from the Civil War to Bob Dylan. Course titles have included Franklin D. Roosevelt: Traitor to His Class, America During the 1960s, and Multicultural U.S. History. Additionally, Bernard von Bothmer taught courses at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute as well as graduate seminars at Dominican University of California. In other professional pursuits, Bernard von Bothmer has delivered numerous scholarly presentations, with titles such as The Politics of the Past: German Memory of World War II; and Spinning History: The Myth that Reagan “Won” the Cold War. He has also lectured on the Smithsonian’s exhibit on the Enola Gay and Oliver Stone’s film JFK. Bernard von Bothmer serves as a History Instructor at Dominican University of California and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of San Francisco.