In 1970, as word of the U.S. opposition to disaster relief for North Vietnam spreads, large-scale anti-American rioting erupts in London, Paris, Bonn and Madrid. 'Spontaneous' protests are also held in a number of Eastern European capitals, including East Berlin.

In the U.S., Father Robert Drinan, running for Congress in Massachusetts, denounces the 'inhumane intransigence' of the Nixon Administration before a large crowd. Drinan's words make the evening news in Boston and are picked up by nationwide TV, prompting a furious Richard Nixon to ask if there isn't some way to get the Vatican to 'shut that pinko priest up.'