[gaspar]

You note Kerry's appearance on April 22, 1971. On May 4, Kerry was in New York City to appear in a Bryant Park demonstration along with anti-war senator Vance Hartke and left wing union reps David Livingston and Victor Gotbaum. I wonder if that speech was reported in the NYTimes or elsewhere?

[Fedora]

I wonder if that speech was reported in the NYTimes or elsewhere?

What about student newspapers? I believe the University of California at Berkeley has a large archive of student radical newspapers from that time (I have the link somewhere but will need to dig it up); there'd surely be stuff about Kerry in there. Any Freepers with access to the Berkeley library might want to check into this.

[jrlc]

Check the Communist Daily World -- they reported extensively on Kerry during 1971 -- stories and photos. The Communist Daily World is available through NEXUS/LEXUS -- the legal database, available to lawyers and law offices. Here's the website for the archived Communist Daily World back issues:
http://www.lexisnexis.com/academic/2upa/Ars/NewspapersAmericanCommunistParty.asp
This ought to be a goldmine of info on Kerry's anti-American activities as a VVAW leader.