Just the people who didn't know any better. ;~))
Women did a lot of cleaning; men put on a suit and tie and went to work; there was a martini waiting at home once you pulled in; breakfast consisted of a stack of pancakes, a mountain of scrambled eggs, two kinds of breakfast meats, a tall glass of whole milk, and strong coffee; dinner was a either a large steak, pork chops or meatloaf (fish on Friday); pensions were fully funded; everyone drove a Ford or GM product; houses had white picket fences; you rooted for the Yankees and laughed at the immigrants from Brooklyn; Johnny U. and Notre Dame were the football choices.
There was no sex except for reproductive purposes.
Being an engineer was the best job in the world; Sputnik happened across the nation we became math, physics and chemistry geniuses; we put together the precursors for putting a man on the moon; we entered the screw up known as Viet Nam in order to aid our "allies", the French (Dien Bien Phu); we set in motion the division of the nation that was the 60s.
So much for Ward being rough on the Beaver.
Just the people who didn't know any better. ;~))