John Kerry

I was with our anti-war group on a bus and we spent the night before in a beautiful cathedral. They let us sleep between the pews and we marched all the way there, and only near the end was the trouble. We'd had to be careful to walk as ordered, although we filled the streets, closely escorted by motorcycle and mounted police, all kinds of people. It was just before another action at the Pentagon, which I did not stay for, but some did and got arrested. We were not in a position to be arrested thousands of miles from home without resources. It was after the Pentagon Papers were finally published and we'd met Ellsberg at our university some time before. We were very much into ending the war and Kerry and VVAW were a big influence for many years back then. Their words held the most weight with us. Respect for all of those men, no matter what shape they were in when they returned. I found D.C. quite intimidating. I liked L.A. better.