Picked by Aeon
A president, an acid trip, and a bizarre encounter
Richard Nixon and a young anti-war protestor each recall the strange pre-dawn encounter they shared at the Lincoln Memorial in 1970.
A true, wonderfully surreal moment when a sleepless president met tripping student protestors.
Richard Nixon and a Vietnam War protestor recall a bizarre, pre-dawn encounter in 1970.
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