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Which was he was a private citizen who thrust himself as anybody would hope they would do.

He ran toward—he went toward danger.

And when he did, he also thrust himself into the public eye.

And a journalist, when you're in the public eye, you become something else entirely.

You become a public figure.

When that happened to Oliver, he lost his right to privacy.

I'll make one more try on the gay thing.

And the newspapers argued, when it came to Oliver's sexuality... You don't want to change your mind.

It was news at the time.

It is, was, and at all pertinent times has been my judgment that Mr. Sipple's activities in the gay community are highly significant and newsworthy for two important reasons.

So, like we said, when Daryl Lemke was writing that article about Oliver, you had this big story about the U.S.

Air Force trying to kick this guy, Leonard Matlovich, out because he was gay.

And Oliver has heard nothing from the president.

The president later said that that had nothing to do with Oliver being gay, but to people at the time.

The suggestion that the president's expression of gratitude to Sipple might have been affected by rumors of Sipple's activities in the gay community.

Second.

The lies, the innuendos.

Sipple's public display of heroism and saving the life of the president of the United States.

presented an image that gay people are like everybody else, that they're heroes.

An image certainly contrary to the stereotype of persons associated with the gay community as weak and unheroic figures.