March 12, The New Hampshire primary election brings shocking results. The Eugene McCarthy campaign, benefitting from the work of 2,000 full-time student volunteers and up to 5,000 on the weekends immediately preceding the vote comes within 230 votes of defeating the sitting president Lyndon Johnson. These students, participants in what McCarthy refers to as his “children’s crusade” have cut their hair, modified their wardrobes, and become “clean for Gene” to contact the conservative voters in the state.
