50 years ago on Nov 15 1969, half a million demonstrators gathered in Washington for the second Moratorium against the Vietnam war. Nixon claimed to have watched a college football game; the war went on another 5 1/2 yrs. Many may have wondered whether it made any difference.
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Only years later did the story emerge that in Oct-Nov 1969 Nixon had been planning to issue secret threats of nuclear strikes on North Vietnam. In light of the massive peaceful demonstrations he was forced to defer his plans. Those who protested had more power than they knew.
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I appreciate this memorial about my father by @ggrenwald above any I have read today--for his comprehensive review of his bio & history, for his attention to themes generally overlooked about his post-Vietnam life, but particularly for deep appreciation of his human qualities.🙏
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Here's my @RollingStone article on Daniel Ellsberg, the heroic Pentagon Papers leaker who died today at 92:
"We’re Told Never to Meet Our Childhood Heroes. Knowing Daniel Ellsberg Proved That Wrong"
rollingstone.com/politics/polit
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