By Natalie Blumenstock

Winston Churchill, grandson of the famous World War II statesman, was still in his twenties in 1968.  In Britain, it is expected that even legacy politicians do a stint as a journalist before standing for parliament. This young Winston was covering the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago, famously characterized by a police riot.  One night, as Winston made his way to his hotel, he was rousted by some cops, already of a mind to beat up some Yippies, anti-war protesters, or journalists. The cops demanded his name. Winston answered truthfully. The cops, assumed they had a wise guy on their hands and broke out the nightsticks.