John Lennon’s Personal Assistant: The Singer Was a Convinced Republican, He Admired Ronald Reagan
by John Lennon was a fan of Republicans, and in the period before his assassination he felt "a little embarrassed" by his former radicalism, said the artist’s last personal assistant, cited by TorontoSun. Fred Seaman said the former Beatle was a fan of Ronald Reagan and he liked to contradict the followers of the political left.
John Lennon was a fan of Republicans, and in the period before his assassination he felt “a little embarrassed” by his former radicalism, said the artist’s last personal assistant, cited by TorontoSun. Fred Seaman said the former Beatle was a fan of Ronald Reagan and he liked to contradict the followers of the political left.
Seaman worked for Lennon from 1979 until his assassination in late 1980. In a new documentary entitled “Beatles Stories”, of Seth Swirsky, Seaman said that Lennon was a pacifist artist, just as he imagined his fans: “Basically, John has hinted clearly that if it was America, as voted for Reagan because Jimmy Carter supports him. “
“He met with Reagan in the ’70s I think, at a sporting event … Reagan was the one who ordered the National Guard to go against the demonstrators young pacifists at Berkeley … I think John has forgotten this thing … He expressed support for Reagan, which shocked me, “said former assistant. ”Also, I saw John involved in tough exchanges of opinion uncle My, that was an old communist … I really like it cause my uncle …
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Maybe it was challenging, but it was obvious to me that depart from or early radicalism. “ Seaman said that Lennon was “a very different person in 1979 and 1980 who had since written to files . In 1979, he looked back at that person and was ashamed of his early naivety. “
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