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Nov.15,1969 GIs & Vets for Peace in Vietnam March on Washington to bring all the GIs home pinback button 2.5 Dia. The curl (edge) reads:
Send contributions to: Vets for Peace 874 B Way, Room 504, NYC 10003
Nov 15 1969 S.F. CA & Washington D.C. Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration
Held the second Nationwide Moratorium against the War in Viet Nam,
(The first Moratorium was held on October 15, 1969)
in Washington DC. Over 1/2 million (500,000) people participated.
The rally featured speeches by antiwar politicians, including Eugene
McCarthy(D), George McGovern(D) and Charles Goodell(R). It also included
performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger, who
led the crowd in the singing of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” His
voice above the crowd, Seeger interspersed phrases like, "Are you
listening, Nixon?", "Are you listening, Agnew?", "Are you listening,
Pentagon?" As part of aworld wide Vietnam war moratorium, the San
Francisco Moratorium Peace March occurred on November 15, 1969. Large
demonstrations occurred around the country and the world including
500,000 in Washington, D.C. on that day.
President Richard Nixon said about the march, "Now, I understand that
there has been, and continues to be, opposition to the war in Vietnam on
the campuses and also in the nation. As far as this kind of activity is
concerned, we expect it; however under no circumstances will I be affected whatever by it."
I've been hunting for this semi rare button for years at a reasonable price it comes up 1 to 3 times a year at auction and tends to sell for about $140.00 I've bid up to $75.00 in the past however I was lucky enough to win this one for under $30.00 just before Christmas (2015)
Peace
I have about 60 other Vietnam era buttons in a album that can be seen from my homepage.
Send contributions to: Vets for Peace 874 B Way, Room 504, NYC 10003
Nov 15 1969 S.F. CA & Washington D.C. Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration
Held the second Nationwide Moratorium against the War in Viet Nam,
(The first Moratorium was held on October 15, 1969)
in Washington DC. Over 1/2 million (500,000) people participated.
The rally featured speeches by antiwar politicians, including Eugene
McCarthy(D), George McGovern(D) and Charles Goodell(R). It also included
performances by Peter, Paul and Mary, Arlo Guthrie and Pete Seeger, who
led the crowd in the singing of John Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” His
voice above the crowd, Seeger interspersed phrases like, "Are you
listening, Nixon?", "Are you listening, Agnew?", "Are you listening,
Pentagon?" As part of aworld wide Vietnam war moratorium, the San
Francisco Moratorium Peace March occurred on November 15, 1969. Large
demonstrations occurred around the country and the world including
500,000 in Washington, D.C. on that day.
President Richard Nixon said about the march, "Now, I understand that
there has been, and continues to be, opposition to the war in Vietnam on
the campuses and also in the nation. As far as this kind of activity is
concerned, we expect it; however under no circumstances will I be affected whatever by it."
I've been hunting for this semi rare button for years at a reasonable price it comes up 1 to 3 times a year at auction and tends to sell for about $140.00 I've bid up to $75.00 in the past however I was lucky enough to win this one for under $30.00 just before Christmas (2015)
Peace
I have about 60 other Vietnam era buttons in a album that can be seen from my homepage.
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