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f , . _— <) a CONFIDENTIAL : HY 100-161445 £72 D- ttended HOFFMAN's speech. The audience | wae most ursympatne and at times downright hostile toward — advise Y HOFFMAN was ed to speak before the student at that institution about two m spe was @e at 9:00 p.m., April 15, 1 in the St. Joseph's College gymnasitm. A total of appraximately 1,000 attended this 7 speech. Approximately 100 people in the audience were nonstudents. . About 50 to 75 of these were of the long-haired, hippie-type. The speech lasted a total of about 70 minutes. The first 20 minutes was a movie showing selected scenes from the' riots which transpired at the DNC in Chicago, Illinois, during 1968. HOFFMAN then spoke about 30 to 40 minutes, using many four-letter obscene words. He proved to be a poor speaker, but. he made several clever statements. His speech was apparently not prepared; he spoke generally at random against established order in contemporary society, and he advocated revolution but aid not mention violence. Generally speaking, HCFFMAN made the platform of the "Yippie" party the central issue of his speech, The audience was generally hostile and most unsympathetic with HOFFMAN. He did not discuss free love. HOFMAN mentioned during his speech that he was not free to move about the country because he is under indictment. He said he had been aapttcted on a number of countas but that he would beat them all HOFFMAN was entertained at the home of St. Joseph's MARKIEWIEZ, College Assistant Professor of English, MICHAEL P, 217 North Cullen Street, Rensselaer, Indiana, before the speech, i 45 CONFIDENTIAL TT cra meee = RITA IE POR OAT Ee Ym eh ep «| Teme Re me on ares