They cut to the New York delegation waving curiously flimsy STOP THE WAR signs, standing on their chairs and singing “We Shall Overcome,” and John Chancellor: “This floor is a cacophony of sound! When the New York delegation, or most of it, began standing on their chairs and singing this song, the podium tried to ‘get order’ as it called it, and then the band, under orders from the podium, began to play—” (“We Shall Overcome” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag,” simultaneously.) David Brinkley: “A rather furious contest between the delegation and the convention orchestra—” The string section, sawing
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