The antiwar movement against Vietnam in the US from 1965-1971 was the most significant movement of its kind in the nation's history. Anti-war protesters "were not confined to the young, radicals, intellectuals, and the disaffected.... By 1968, [they] included many powerful individuals within the business and financial communities, the media, and the government itself" ( McMahon 466). Also by '68, protesters numbered almost seven million, with more than half being white youths in the college.

Students for a Democratic Society, (SDS), announced its opposition of the Vietnam War publicly in 1965. In a public announcement, they state their reasons for disagreement.

"We feel that the war is immoral at its root, that it is fought alongside a regime with no claim to represent its people, and that

The White House was plagued by two wars: the war in Vietnam and the "war at home". In October 1967, protesters marched on the Pentagon. This was one of the most significant events of the antiwar movement. Although the marchers were unable to get into the Pentagon, this demonstration had a direct influence on the redirection of American policy in Vietnam. The antiwar effort crippled Johnson's presidency. In 1968 he announced that he would not be running for re-election. The antiwar movement inadvertently helped Richard Nixon win the election.

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