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Born late in 1946, Richard Croker is one of
the “leading edge” Baby Boomers. “I’ve been researching The
Boomer Century for 60 years,” he says. “If I could find the
receipt for my coon skin cap I would claim a tax deduction.” He
lived through the sixties and seventies and even remembers most of
the events of those tumultuous years. He attended President
Kennedy’s inauguration and wept when John John saluted his father
goodbye. He evolved from a supporter of the Vietnam War to an
opponent. He protested the expulsion of Julian Bond from the And yet, the real research conducted for The Boomer Century put him on “an incredibly steep learning curve.” The producers of the PBS documentary, for which Croker’s book is the companion (pbs.org/boomercentury), interviewed more than thirty people with a wide range of expertise on this amazing generation of Americans, beginning with Dr. Ken Dychtwald, the undisputed guru of all things Boomer (www.agewave.com). There were also historians, economists, sociologists, politicians, celebrities, authors, entrepreneurs and survivors who examined the past, present and future of “the pig in the python.” “I feel like I’ve earned a Ph.D in Boomerology,” he says. Prior to writing The Boomer Century, Croker was a producer/director at Turner Broadcasting for 18 years, followed by 5 years as a documentary filmmaker. His credits have appeared on Superstation TBS, TLC and the Discovery Digital Networks. He is also the author of To Make Men Free: A Novel of the Battle of Antietam, and No Greater Courage: A Novel of the Battle of Fredericksburg. Email: richard@rcroker.com For speaking inquiries (outside of the Atlanta
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Georgia legislature (due to his adamant anti-war sentiments) and was
one of the very few white Southerners to walk in Dr. King’s funeral
procession. He calls that the proudest moment of his youth.