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Honor America Day was a rally put together by supporters of President Richard Nixon in 1970 to counter national outrage over the Cambodian invasion and the Kent State University killings. Co-chaired by Bob Hope, the rally took place in Washington, DC on July 4, 1970.[1][2]
Billy Graham gave the keynote address: Шаблон:Quote
Some people saw it as a political pro war rally and protested by jumping in the pool and chanting antiwar slogans.[3]
A live album of the event, titled Proudly They Came...to Honor America was later released.[4]
See also
- Salute to America, a similar Independence Day rally and event organized by Donald Trump in 2019.
References
External links
- Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture - Controversy and Confusion, Library of Congress exhibit
- Film report on Honor America Day by the U.S. Information Agency
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