Operation Dewey Canyon III: Beginning of the 1971 Spring Offensive Against the War

http://www.vvaw.org/veteran/article/?id=1656

A Narc at the MayDay 1971 Protests

The last week of April 1971 and the first week of May that year saw the streets of Washington, DC filled with antiwar protesters.  From antiwar Democrats like Bella Abzug to Vietnam Veterans Against the War and the Mayday Tribe, tens of thousands of protesters kept the heat on the Nixon administration and its apparatchiks.  Cops, narcs and undercover agents from various federal agencies were part of the mix.  This is the story of a former military interrogator/torturer who went undercover for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (the DEA's predecessor).  He thinks he's some kind of hero. He's also wrong about the success of the direct action part of the protest that took place May 4th.  It was not considered a bust.  It may not have succeeded in shutting down the government, but it certainly caused a lot of disruption.  Otherwise, why would the Nixon administration have arrested over 12,000 demonstrators after declaring what was essentially martial law in the District?
https://www.historynet.com/operation-bent-penny-working-undercover-at-the-1971-may-day-protest.htm

Free John Sinclair Rally--December 10, 1971

And now, marijuana is legal in Michigan, where John Sinclair was sentenced to ten years for two joints.  He did more than two years.  This concert kicked ass. Watch the video.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqbHsUcuN6I

John has been doing a radio show from Amsterdam for many years....check it out...
http://radiofreeamsterdam.org/shows/the-john-sinclair-radio-show/

First Bit of Pentagon Papers Published in New York Times June 13, 1971--Nixon Freaks Out

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB48/

MayDay 1971

These are photos taken by activists/reporters for the DC area paper Washington Area Spark.  The Mayday protests were part of several days of protests sponsored by various antiwar organizations.  These groups included the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Peoples Coalition for Peace and Justice, Socialist Workers Party, and the Mayday Tribe, whose slogan was "If the government won't stop the war, the people will stop the government."

https://www.flickr.com/photos/washington_area_spark/sets/72157648989188025/

Senator George McGovern Announces Antiwar Run for President

On January 18, 1971 George McGovern announced his candidacy for president.  His campaign was probably the most left-leaning campaign under the flag of one of the two main parties ever (until Bernie Sanders's 2016 campaign, anyhow.)  McGovern promised to withdraw all US forces from Vietnam within sixty days of his inauguration and give amnesty to all draft resisters. He ultimately won the Democratic nomination, despite the best efforts of the centrist/conservative wing of the party.
Here is the text of his announcement:
http://www.4president.org/speeches/mcgovern1972announcement.htm

Unfortunately, he would lose the election to Richard Nixon in November 1972.

Berrigan Brothers and Others Indicted

In a supposed plot to kidnap war criminal Henry Kissinger....

http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/White%20Materials/Berrigans-Harrisburg%20Six/Berrigans%20012.pdf

June 13, 1971 Pentagon Papers

The Nixon regime shut the Times down, but was overturned by the courts.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/us/2011_PENTAGON_PAPERS.html?_r=0

April 1971--Organizing Against the US War on Vietnam

Spring 1971.  Organizing for a spring offensive against the war in Vietnam was well underway. Hundreds of local and national organizations were planning protests, civil disobedience and direct action.  The largest protests were planned for the belly of the beast--Washington, DC.  Foremost among these were the Dewey Canyon II protests organized by Vietnam Veterans  Against the War, the week of protests and lobbying organized by the People's Coalition for Peace and Justice (a collection of hundreds of antiwar groups), and the MayDay Tribe's call for direct action under the slogan "If the government won't stop the war, the people will stop the government."  The link below connects to a semi-satirical call to action for the protests that was published in Atlanta's underground paper The Great Speckled Bird.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-VVNRbIM3zsTE351rT_nWZZgzyAVMD3A8ZFYPa5mAEXNT-geKFfx95N0J_MMnxKszJmiG3FaYCKGN1mK/view?usp=sharing

March 29, 1971--Two Mass Murderers Convicted

On March 29, 1971, Charles Manson was convicted for his role in the murders of Sharon Tate and six others in 1969 in California.
http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/charles-manson-the-incredible-story-of-the-most-dangerous-man-alive-19700625

Lt. William Calley was convicted for his role in the murders of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in 1968 in MyLai, Vietnam.
http://famous-trials.com/mylaicourts/1656-myl-intro

Winter Soldier Investigation January 31 - February 2, 1971

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/sixties/HTML_docs/Resources/Primary/Winter_Soldier/WS_entry.html