Confessions of a Guerrilla Writer, Part 4 of 5

Running for office

    On January 21, 1974, a month before my twenty-fourth birthday, I attended a hearing of the Akron City Council, which was considering a resolution to support the impeachment of President Richard Nixon.  Rising from the audience, I went to the public microphone to speak in favor of the motion.

     Announcing that I was a card‑carrying Republican, I w…