"DEMONSTRATE JUNE 23 STOP LBJ CENTURY CITY" AND "DRAFT LBJ VENICE DBC" ANTI VIETNAM WAR BUTTONS.
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Winning Bid:
$227.70
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Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:00:00 PM)
Item Description
First reads "Draft L.B.J. Venice DBC." Scattered light brown spotting blending into the background. Fine. Second reads "Demonstrate June 23 Century City" around rim and "Stop LBJ" at center. NM displaying Mint. This historic demonstration in 1967 saw almost 10,000 people marching outside the Century City Hotel where President Johnson was holding a $1000 a plate campaign fund raiser. When a group of protestors sat down on the street in front of the hotel Police Chief Tom Reddin sent orders to use force to disband them. Over 50 arrests were made and the brutality by LAPD officers made national news. The turmoil at the event was instrumental in turning public opinion against the war.
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