Timothy Leary

Timothy Leary, once called 'the most dangerous man in America' by President Richard Nixon, was a central figure of the 1960s counterculture and a leading advocate for LSD and other psychoactive drugs. He was an enigmatic, ever-changing figure and a skillful self-promoter, best known for his famous phrase 'turn on, tune in, drop out.'

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Once described by President Richard Nixon as “the most dangerous man in America,” Timothy Leary was an enigmatic and ever-changing figure as well as a skillful self-promoter. He was unquestionably a central figure of the 1960s counterculture and a leading advocate of the use of LSD and other psychoactive drugs. He is best known for his admonition to “turn on, tune in, drop out.”