W. Sterling Cary

Rev. W. Sterling Cary
President of the National Council of Churches USA, 1972-1973

United Church of Christ

"So many of the actions of our country seem to make a mockery of our verbalization of our commitment to peace."

-- Rev. W. Sterling Cary

When Cary was president:

■ Watergate scandal begins

■ Pocket calculators introduced

■ Terrorists attack the Olympic Games in Munich

■ M*A*S*H TV show premiers

■ Abortion legalized in U.S.

■ U.S. pulls out of Vietnam

■ Vice President Agnew resigns