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Honor America Day was staged by supporters of President Richard M. Nixon on July 4, 1970 on the grounds of the Washington Monument and drew an estimated 50,000 people. Most of the antiwar movement believed this event to be a pro-war rally.
Honor America Day on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
The album cover of Honor America Day recordings of the event that was largely seen as a pro-war, pro-Nixon rally held July 4, 1970 in Washington, D.C. The album contains an iconic version of Kate Smith’s God Bless America, but does not recognize protests at the event against the Vietnam War and for legalization of marijuana.
Honor America Day attendees place American flags in the shape of USA at the Ellipse in Washington D.C. after a march from the Lincoln Memorial on July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Protesters at the opening ceremonies of the July 4, 1970 Honor America Day march through the reflecting pool toward the stage at the Lincoln Memorial. Police later used tear gas to break up several thousand protesters who demanded an end to the war in Indochina and legalization of marijuana.
Vietnam War protestors on the National Mall in Washington, DC, for Honor America Day, July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Honor America Day on the National Mall in Washington, DC, July 4, 1970. Erstklassige Nachrichtenbilder in hoher Auflösung bei Getty Images
