John and Mary Beth Tinker provided testimony during several court cases. They share their perspectives on the intentions of those questioning the actions of students practicing their freedom of speech to protest the Vietnam War.

Additional resources, including the an audio recording of the U.S. Supreme Court opening arguments for the Tinker Case and the text of the Court’s case decision, are available on the Iowa PBS 50th Anniversary of the Tinker v. Des Moines Schools Decision and Students’ Right to Freedom of Speech: The Tinker Case websites.