George Carlin Talks About Anti-War Protests and the John Birch Society in a 1965 Stand-Up Routine

While appearing on The Merv Griffin Show in 1965, a young, very clean cut George Carlin performed a timely stand-up routine addressing both the anti-war protests of that era and the beliefs of the far more conservative John Birch Society.

George Carlin- Stand Up Routine 1965

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