谭震林对“文革”很不理解,埋怨“跟不上”毛泽东了1966年的“文化大革命”,使谭震林陷入迷惘之中。“文革”初期,谭震林是想紧跟毛泽东的战略部署,积极参加运动的。他曾经向农口所属院校派工作组,参加接待来京串连的红卫兵,到大专院校看大字报,同“造反”的学生谈话。但是,后来发生的许多事情却使他改变了想法。当时,全国大字报铺天盖地,学校停课, Tan Zhenlin did not understand the “Cultural Revolution” and complained about “keeping up” with Mao Zedong’s “Cultural Revolution” of 1966, putting Tan Zhenlin in a confused position. In the early days of the Cultural Revolution, Tan Zhenlin wanted to follow closely the strategic plan of Mao Zedong and actively participate in the campaign. He once sent a working group to the affiliated institutes of the Municipality to attend the reception of the Red Guards coming to Beijing, read posters in tertiary institutions and talked with students who rebelled. However, many things that happened later changed his mind. At that time, the poster of the nation overwhelmingly stopped the school,