Honor America Day was a rally put together by supporters of President
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
in 1970 to counter national outrage over the
Cambodian invasion and the
Kent State University killings. Co-chaired by
Bob Hope
Leslie Townes "Bob" Hope (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was a British-American comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer and dancer. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, Hope appeared in more than 70 short and feature films, with 5 ...
, the rally took place in
Washington, DC
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on July 4, 1970.
Billy Graham gave the
keynote address:
Some people saw it as a political pro war rally and protested by jumping in the pool and chanting antiwar slogans.
A
live album
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of the event, titled ''Proudly They Came...to Honor America'' was later released.
See also
*
Salute to America, a similar Independence Day rally and event organized by
Donald Trump in 2019.
References
External links
Hope for America: Performers, Politics and Pop Culture - Controversy and Confusion Library of Congress exhibit
Film report on Honor America Dayby the
U.S. Information Agency
The United States Information Agency (USIA), which operated from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to " public diplomacy". In 1999, prior to the reorganization of intelligence agencies by President George W. Bush, President Bill ...
* {{YouTube, playlist=OLAK5uy_l-yd23ea2gK3bySiE3PeDNnwAJl0PvwAA, title=''Proudly They Came... to Honor America''
1970 protests
1970 in American politics
1970 in Washington, D.C.
July 1970 events in the United States
Presidency of Richard Nixon