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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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ae 6 wuneihewitat © NY 100-161445 ; | bb? D disorganized and students and adults attempted to heckle hin from the audience. HOFFMAN met tnese attempts at heckling with arrogance and sarcasm and attempted to make the hecklers look bad. ms carmaraecerrashige HOFFMAN became apparently dis- courage reception that he was receiving from his audience and advised the audience that there was apparently no revolution at Potedam State University and advised that he had observed from the time that he stepped foot on the campus that it was a "nothing." . After HOFFMAN's speecn, he told the students that another individual by the name of JOSEPH KELLY who happened to arrive at Potsdam State University the same date, wanted to talk to the students and adults present about the possibility of organizing a Students for a Nemocratic Society (SDS) Chapter on the Potsdam State Campus. KELLY was not wel) received and he was continually heckled through nis speech by members of the audience. The speech was then returned back to HOFFMAN due to the fa LY's remarks were apparently falling on deaf Lod ears, i es: during the entire evening the students and a 8 present reacted as “during a comedy." HOFFMAN's vulgarity and the SDS crganizer were not well received ana after the lecture only about 20 students gathered arcund the speakers at the stage. Wo ona talked to tne SOS organizer, nowever, a few members of the group asked HOFFMAN about his experiences. ‘ ae 4 B. Antioch College Yellow Springs, Ohio March 16, 1969 1 RAR Wartamenty (ita . Ay ae Na aera) an an even ctw ts. hat AM: + etna -o-- < the "Reeora", the official weekly stune t publication of Antioch Colieze, on page one of the March 14, 1369 edition, printed an article entitled, "Bcffman Here", which states as follows: 7 s wate CONFIDANTIAL
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