Word: downs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The crowd was good-natured and generally cooperative throughout the afternoon. A speaker on the podium would occasionally start chants of "Sit Down," when too many people were obstructing others views.
In the meantime, other police formed a line across Constitution Avenue to block the main body of the demonstrators. Some of these hauled down the American flag from the Justice Department's pole and ran up their Viet Cong flag. Police then took it down.
The Senate side was a little different. They kept up their image of being the more liberal side of Congress. First, they were in session so at least they made the appearance for the day. Then they also talked to the youngsters who came wandering through their doors. But they...
One legislative aide sat me down and told me how his Congressman had supported the October Moratorium. He then told me that thirty days was not enough time for the President to change his views, and thus he could not support this November action. When I explained to him that...
At another office a female aide was talking with some marchers about the possibility that this march could end the war. "Maybe 30,000 three-piece suit lawyers marching down Pennsylvania Avenue could persuade the President to end the war," she explained, "but this parade just won't do it...