John Lennon moved to Manhattan.
Controversial through his political and peace activism , he moved to Manhattan in 1971 , where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon 's administration to deport him , while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture .	peace activism	peace activist	Manhattan	Manhattan	Vietnam War	Vietnam War	Richard Nixon	Richard Nixon	anti-war movement	anti-war movement	counterculture	Counterculture of the 1960s
