Tom Hayden, famed anti-Vietnam War activist, dies
Tom Hayden, famed anti-Vietnam War activist, dies
By Max Blau and Joe Sutton, CNN
Updated 10:53 AM ET, Mon October 24, 2016
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Activist Tom Hayden died at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California
Hayden was a "political giant" for his role in the 1960s, Los Angeles mayor said
(CNN)Tom Hayden, a peace activist whose radical views helped spur the 1960s anti-Vietnam War movement, has died.
Barbara Williams, Hayden's wife, told CNN that her husband died Sunday night surrounded by his family at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, California.
Hayden, who served nearly two decades as a California state lawmaker, died from complications related to a stroke he had about 18 months ago, Williams said. He was 76.
"A political giant and dear friend has passed," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti tweeted. "Tom Hayden fought harder for what he believed than just about anyone I have known."
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Peace.
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