Lennon 's direct role in political activism soon waned , although he continued to finance activities by Weberman and Peel . The latter recorded an album , '' The Pope Smokes Dope '' , which was produced by Lennon and Ono , and released on Apple Records in April 1972 . Lennon also donated $ 50,000 to pay for demonstrators ' travel expenses to Miami , Florida , where Weberman helped to stage a mass protest against Nixon at the Republican National Convention in August
Republican National Convention
1972 Republican National Convention
A. J. Weberman