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| Nov. 13, 20 |
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| V.P. Agnew charged television networks and newspapers with presenting biased versions of the news and misrepresenting the government's policies. | 1 |
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| Nov. 15 |
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| In the second Vietnam Moratorium, 250,000 war protesters marched in Washington, D.C., and about 100,000 in San Francisco. | 2 |
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| Nov. 21 |
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| The U.S. and Japan agreed on the return of Okinawa to Japan in 1972. | 3 |
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| Nov. 26 |
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| The Selective Service Act of 1967 was amended to provide for selection by lottery. | 4 |
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| Dec. 4 |
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| Black Panther leader Fred Hampton died in a Chicago police raid. | 5 |
| Following a White House conference on food, nutrition, and health, Pres. Nixon ordered the extension of the food stamp program and substantial increases in allowances. | 6 |
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| Dec. 9 |
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| Secretary of State William Rogers proposed a settlement of the Arab-Israeli War. | 7 |
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| Dec. 12 |
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| The final report of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence warned that the tide of violence would continue to rise and called for massive expenditures on social reform programs. | 8 |
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| Dec. 16 |
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| Pres. Nixon endorsed a Senate amendment prohibiting the use of combat troops in Thailand and Laos, which had been included in a military appropriations bill. | 9 |
| In 1969, AIM (the American Indian Movement) seized control of the island of Alcatraz, turning it into an area free of government control. The siege lasted for 18 months. | 10 |
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