Silent Generation (1925 to 1945)
- Born 1925 - 1942
- Children of the GI Generation
- Childhoods in Great Depression and WW2
- Adults during the "American High" of the late 40s and 50s
- Got name because they "kept their heads down"
- World was scary when they grew up - were very well protected
- Wanted to "work within the system", not change it or build new ones
- Very well behaved generation - didn't snake much up
- Notable Members
- John McCain
- Colin Powell
- Nancy Pelosi
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Elvis Presley
- Sandra Day O'Connor