Probably not. As a Plebe he would have been required to know and recite the front page of the New York Times. As a Yearling he was probably worried about Physics, Math, and Electrical Engineering.
As someone headed for a military career at the height of the Vietnam War it’s not likely he would be ignorant of the anti-war protests and its most famous uniformed protester and treason committed by an officer of the Navy. And he’s had 44 years to hear about it.