For the lyrics of Here 's to You Baez made use of a statement attributed to Vanzetti by Philip D. Strong three months before his execution .
Philip D. Strong is a reporter for the North American Newspaper Alliance who visited him in prison in May 1927 .
For the lyrics of Here 's to You Baez made use of a statement attributed to Vanzetti by Philip D. Strong , a reporter for the North American Newspaper Alliance who visited him in prison in May 1927 , three months before his execution .