Louis Abolafia
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Louis Abolafia was an artist who ran for President of the United States
under the Nudist Party on the Hippie 'Love Ticket' various times in the 1960s and onward. He ran against Richard Nixon
in 1968 as the naked Hippie "love candidate" with the slogan: "What Have I Got To Hide?" Abolafia had previously run in 1968 under the Cosmic Love Party, even then with the slogan "What have I got to hide?"
The son of a New York City florist, Abolafia coined the phrase, "Make love, not war!" and was part of the Greenwich Village
art scene in the 1960s. In this capacity, he organized "love-ins" and "happenings" that combined music, poetry and audience participation, inspiring the New York press to crown him “The Love King.” He became a sort of hippie poster-boy.
Abolafia inspired the creation of the Exotic Erotic Ball
in 1979 in San Francisco, which was held annually for more than three decades until it was canceled in 2010.
Abolafia was a "descendent of the Abolafias—writers of the Kabbala
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He died of a drug overdose in 1995.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
under the Nudist Party on the Hippie 'Love Ticket' various times in the 1960s and onward. He ran against Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
in 1968 as the naked Hippie "love candidate" with the slogan: "What Have I Got To Hide?" Abolafia had previously run in 1968 under the Cosmic Love Party, even then with the slogan "What have I got to hide?"
The son of a New York City florist, Abolafia coined the phrase, "Make love, not war!" and was part of the Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
art scene in the 1960s. In this capacity, he organized "love-ins" and "happenings" that combined music, poetry and audience participation, inspiring the New York press to crown him “The Love King.” He became a sort of hippie poster-boy.
Abolafia inspired the creation of the Exotic Erotic Ball
Exotic Erotic Ball
The Exotic Erotic Ball was held annually around Halloween time in the San Francisco Bay area of California and was the longest-running public adult-themed event in the world...
in 1979 in San Francisco, which was held annually for more than three decades until it was canceled in 2010.
Abolafia was a "descendent of the Abolafias—writers of the Kabbala
Kabbala
Kabbala may refer to:*Kabbalah, is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature*Sefer ha-Qabbalah by Abraham ibn Daud*Kabbala Denudata , a book from Christian Knorr von Rosenroth, a Christian Hebraist...
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He died of a drug overdose in 1995.