Today’s tour is tied to a story of military service: in this context, we will travel back in time to the Presidio of San Francisco in 1968, during the Vietnam War. What happened here, during three eventful days in October, became a defining moment in…

Suggestion: Walk up the front steps of the stockade. Skip the text? Jump to  ↘ media   Right now, the GIs being held inside are (with some exceptions) not anti-war activists, nor are they particularly political. For most, their military offense is…

Suggestion: If you are in front of the stockade (the side with the steps), walk around the left side of the building and to the rear corner (the side facing the road). Look slightly rightward, and you will see the intersection for the road that…

Suggestion: Stay on the left (north) side of the stockade for this stop, but walk a little ways back towards the front of the building. Skip the text? Jump to  ↘ media   Yet the strong support network who had encouraged Keith’s protest — of family,…

Suggestion: From the front entrance of the stockade, walk over to the grassy area off to the right-hand side. You might even choose to sit down in the grass. Then, click the Play button below for this audio stop of the tour. We invite you to close…

Suggestion: If you are still on the south side of the building (near the sitdown), back up far enough that you can see the upper-floor windows on this side. Cell block 3 is behind these windows. Skip the text? Jump to  ↘ media   After the sitdown…

Suggestion: Walk over to the picnic tables, just north of the stockade, where there is a red mailbox, one that would have been here on the post in 1960s. Some of the Presidio 27 and their allies, friends, and family members are here today at the…