The War is Over!

The War is Over!

Anti-Vietnam War Movement

Beginning in 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono launched a two year multi-media peace campaign, which began with press interviews during their honeymoon “bed-in.” In December of 1969, the couple rented billboard space in 12 major cities around the world to display black-and-white posters that declared "WAR IS OVER! If You Want It – Happy Christmas from John & Yoko." Prints of the slogan were also made available. Following the popular success of his 1971 single, “Imagine,” Lennon concluded, "Now I understand what you have to do: Put your political message across with a little honey.” The peace campaign culminated in December of that same year with the release of the holiday song, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”

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Roz Payne

Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

ca. 1971

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