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A sign reads “Vietnam Moratorium, Oct. 15, No Business As Usual.” Antiwar protesters are seen with piles of fliers. President Richard Nixon makes a speech about the opposition to the war, and how it will not affect him. Aerial shots of huge crowds of protesters are seen on the streets. Coretta Scott King leads a candlelit march at night in Washington, DC. Nixon speaks about the war, then is seen at a desk filled with telegrams (The Silent Majority).