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1969: Timothy Leary testifies at the chicago seven trial
1960s, Testimony Ben Breen 3/22/24 1960s, Testimony Ben Breen 3/22/24

1969: Timothy Leary testifies at the chicago seven trial

Timothy Leary's testimony during the Chicago Seven trial highlighted his controversial stance on psychedelics as tools for consciousness expansion.

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1966: Sidney Cohen’s UCLA Speech on Psychedelics
Audio recordings, 1960s Ben Breen 3/20/24 Audio recordings, 1960s Ben Breen 3/20/24

1966: Sidney Cohen’s UCLA Speech on Psychedelics

Cohen’s 1966 UCLA speech on LSD in which he calls for “using the anthropological approach of insinuating a valuable drug of this sort into our culture.”

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1965: Recording of the dolphin Peter after being given LSD
1960s, Audio recordings Ben Breen 3/19/24 1960s, Audio recordings Ben Breen 3/19/24

1965: Recording of the dolphin Peter after being given LSD

A recording of John C. Lilly's research on dolphins. Features sounds of Peter the dolphin after being given LSD.

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1963: “In a drug-filled chalice, total love”
Newspaper articles, 1960s Ben Breen 3/12/24 Newspaper articles, 1960s Ben Breen 3/12/24

1963: “In a drug-filled chalice, total love”

Article in the January 3, 1963 issue of the News Call Bulletin about a Menlo Park woman’s positive experience with LSD-assisted psychotherapy.

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1965: Sidney Cohen’s UCLA Speech on ESP
Audio recordings, 1960s Ben Breen 3/7/24 Audio recordings, 1960s Ben Breen 3/7/24

1965: Sidney Cohen’s UCLA Speech on ESP

Sidney Cohen’s 1965 UCLA speech on ESP and psychedelics.

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1962: “Dolphin’s Voice May Be Key to Communications”
1960s, Newspaper articles Ben Breen 3/11/19 1960s, Newspaper articles Ben Breen 3/11/19

1962: “Dolphin’s Voice May Be Key to Communications”

Newspaper article from 1962 describing John C. Lilly’s research at the Communications Research Institute, where Lilly would later dose his dolphins with LSD.

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