Crossing Swords With Ronald Reagan 1965-1985

It was the spring of 1966 and the University had just convinced the conservative majority, led by my former fraternity brother Page von Lobenselves who reversed his earlier vote, to throw me off the student body government for violating university she received six university regulations Caribbean and working response disasters and is three I response violently actually respond to eye and all I can do and she is an achievement that clearly I said I think you and I should illegal table. Of course they claimed I spat at the Dean which was an outright lie. The student Senate along with STS organized students to March on Sacramento in opposition to Ronald Reagan attempt to install tuition and destroy or system of higher education.

The doors to the capital were blocked by a line of state police. So much for right to speak to the governor. We chanted., “Free education is our right! We have just begun to fight. We knew Reagan’s long run plan was to wipe out working-class kids opportunity to get in college.

I was right up in front leading the crowd in chance. Suddenly the police parted and Ronnie strode cochlea through the doors. He never missed a chance to charm the press. A quick microphone was set up and the TV cameras were turned on. Grinning Ronnie, started his bull ship, “you know you students don’t get it. We just want you to pay a token tuition. That’s it I thought. I turned and started chanting, you fascist thought you fascist the crowd picked up my words. The grin left the governor’s face. He turned. He turned red and strode back through the doors.

With Ronald Reagan, 1965-1984