In a letter addressed to "Legislators," a resident of Hagerstown, Indiana expresses his extreme displeasure with anti-war protests. The constituent writes, "These riots, marches etc., come naturally as a result of the liberal radicals (who turn out to be Communist sympathizers having been babied, coddled and pampered for the many past years..." He concludes with the fact that these sentiments are outside the realm of politics but instead represent a true patriotic perspective.

Constituent. " Indiana Resident Displeased with Anti-War Protestors." Birch Bayh Senatorial Papers, Legislative Mail Files, Foreign Relations – Vietnam, Sep-Oct 1965. Accessed 25 April 2024. https://acsc.lib.udel.edu/items/show/267.