McCartney Times

John Lennon is as known for his political opinions as he is his music. He vocally opposed the Vietnam War and staged famous peaceful protests wherein he and wife Yoko Ono urged for peace while lying in their bed. President Richard Nixon even worried that Lennon and Ono would affect the 1972 election. Upon moving to the United States after the breakup of the Beatles, the U.S. government was hesitant to grant him a green card. This put him at risk of deportation until the courts finally granted it in 1976 (per UDiscoverMusic).

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Source: John Lennon’s Support For Ireland Prompted Government Investigations