Pained by protests over an unpopular military campaign in Cambodia and fatal protests at Kent State University, Richard Nixon couldn't sleep. He called for his valet, suggesting a drive to the Lincoln Memorial.
Once there, the president met angry students gearing up for another day of demonstrations. He tried to connect with them, to share stories from his college days. Their anger deflated him, but he wasn't yet ready to return to the White House.
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