Protesters at future U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's 1968 speech at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Buffalo, New York during his campaign for the 1969 U.S. presidential election.
Title
Protesters at future U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's 1968 speech at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Buffalo, New York during his campaign for the 1969 U.S. presidential election.
Subject
Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
Presidential candidates--United States
Demonstrations--New York (State)--Buffalo
Student protesters--New York (State)--Buffalo
Presidents--United States
Description
A person wearing glasses and a buttoned jacket holds a protest sign at chest level. The sign reads “WILL NIXON STOP THE WAR? STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY,” with the word “STOP” inside a stop-sign-shaped graphic. A small logo marked “SDS” appears in the lower right corner. Another person in a fur-textured coat walks in the foreground, partially obscuring the sign. Additional people and protest signs are visible in the background on a city sidewalk in downtown Buffalo, New York.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1968-10-07
Rights
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
RNixon_D867-21
Is Part Of
Prominent Visitors to Buffalo. LIB-UA016
Audio/Visual Center Photograph collection
Collection
Citation
“Protesters at future U.S. President Richard M. Nixon's 1968 speech at Memorial Auditorium in downtown Buffalo, New York during his campaign for the 1969 U.S. presidential election.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 12, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/21863.