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A man in the crowd watching Honor America Day festivities in Washington D.C. wears a campaign hat adorned with several American flags on July 4, 1970. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
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.
Nixon’s closest supporters organized Honor America Day after the U.S. was wracked by protests following Nixon’s April 30 announcement that America was expanding the war in Vietnam by invading Cambodia.
Nixon’s closest supporters organized Honor America Day after the U.S. was wracked by protests following Nixon’s April 30 announcement that America was expanding the war in Vietnam by invading Cambodia.
View from the top of the Washington Monument showing the crowd gathered to watch the Honor America Day show in Washington, DC, 4th July 1970. The star-studded show was the culmination of the Honor... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
4 lip 1970 · Honor America Day (6 Weekly Comp. Pres. Doc. 891, July 4, 1970) The President's Recorded Message to the Celebration Ceremonies in Washington.
Attendees of Honor America Day in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 1970 sit low to the ground to avoid drifting tear gas that was used a quarter mile away to quell a disturbance of counter-protestors... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
