▁ ▁Stud ents ▁pitch ed ▁t ents ▁and ▁built ▁makes h ift ▁sh el ters ▁on ▁a ▁grass y ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Car neg ie ▁Green . ▁There ▁they ▁deb ated , ▁performed , ▁sang , ▁talked ▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁sense ▁of ▁their ▁sorrow ▁and ▁anger . ▁The ▁spirit ▁of ▁those ▁first ▁few ▁days ▁rep licated ▁the ▁peace ▁and ▁freedom ▁of ▁its ▁names ake , ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁music ▁extra v ag anza ▁Wood stock . ▁ ▁The ▁enc amp ment ▁was ▁eventually ▁raz ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁university ▁called ▁in ▁the ▁Colorado ▁National ▁Guard . ▁ ▁Background ▁Two ▁critical ▁events ▁that ▁helped ▁to ▁set ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁Wood stock ▁West ▁were ▁President ▁N ixon ' s ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁shooting ▁of ▁student ▁protest ers ▁at ▁Kent ▁State . ▁▁ ▁N ixon ▁had ▁campaign ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁end ▁U . S . ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Among ▁other ▁platform ▁statements ▁that ▁detailed ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁“ We ▁must ▁ur g ently ▁dedic ate ▁our ▁efforts ▁toward ▁rest oration ▁of ▁peace ▁both ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad .” ▁ ▁His ▁narrow ▁victory ▁over ▁Dem ocrat ▁Hub ert ▁Hum ph rey ▁and ▁Independent ▁George ▁Wal lace ▁illustrated , ▁in ▁part , ▁the ▁vot ers ’ ▁support ▁of ▁this ▁platform ▁imper ative . ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 0