“People were pretty revved up during that time to get involved in something,” said Mr. DuPell, who started the New Jersey campaign and recruited Mr. Goldstein and Mr. Norbe to join him. When President Nixon came to campaign for William Cahill, who was eventually elected governor, Mr. Goldstein and Mr. DuPell forged press credentials and sneaked into the rally with a sign seeking Nixon’s endorsement. Mr. Goldstein recalled that Secret Service agents carried him out, but their sign ended up in a front-page photo the next day. By January 1970, students in 13 states were organizing to lower the voting age. Voters in New Jersey rejected their amendment, and the Voting Age Coalition started trying to lower the age to 19 instead.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2019 15:22 UTC