Around the time of his first association with '' Hair '' , Butler became a political activist . Before the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago he arranged a meeting between Chicago mayor Richard Daley and Abbie Hoffman , recommending that the party cultivate the Yippie vote . He held " Cause " meetings in Oak Brook , Illinois in the summer of 1969 with Tom Smothers , Peter Yarrow , and Black Panther Fred Hampton , among others . Butler donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to left-leaning causes and was listed on Richard Nixon 's Enemies List
1968 Democratic National Convention
1968 Democratic National Convention
Michael Butler (producer)