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Abbie Hoffman — Part 5

234 pages · May 12, 2026 · Document date: Mar 23, 1969 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Abbie Hoffman · 234 pages OCR'd
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WUD TAL WY 100-161445 The following excerpts of the subject's statements were taken from the tape: “Come to Chicago. It was really groovy. It is out of sight. Pun, huh? PFighting for what you believe in is fun. Taking matters into your ow hands That's good. Authentic way to live, you live like a live human being. We went to Chicago "cause we wanted to show the world the reality of America as we saw it, livin’ on the Lower East Side of New York, not the East Village.... "We went there to be in the park to set up alternative life festival. Life, as compared to death, ‘cause we want to live. We want the kind of world that has human values, not property values. "We are pra for war. We are in it. I think I got a certain kind of unity because I was supposed to be tried by @ Federal Grand Jury - did seven months of investigation -. proving conspiracy in Chicago. e « « _ "Us, they got conspiracy, we never even had a meeting. | They were supposed to indict us last Tuesday. Monday, the Supreme Court said that if a defendant has been wire tapped he has the right to see that transcript. Wow. Drop the indictments ‘cause they have been bugging us. Big Brother is not only watching, he is listening, he is writing down, he is taking pictures. The FBI comes outside our freestore right after Chicago. Brinks truck,panel opens up, camera comes out buEZEZE, 4t is like a James Bond movie.” E. Northeastern Illinois State College (NISC) Chicago, Illinois April 10, 1969 a crises on April 15, 1969, that on April 10, 1969, addressed an audience of approximately 300, primarily students, in the “Bugg House" Room at MISC, Ghitugo, Illinois. HOFFMAN wore a pastel-blue shirt, identical
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