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Thompson said that he felt compelled to protect the students of Mercer University, which he had briefly attended, from subversive speakers brought to the campus. He once vowed to arrest the antiwar activist and [[actress]] [[Jane Fonda]] were she to speak at Mercer.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=su2g0MFHfpgC&pg=RA1-PA191&lpg=RA1-PA191&dq=Ronnie+Thompson+(Macon,+Georgia)+&source=web&ots=5ttPFo0eCj&sig=JwKBOrK4ZnE27_NX2uOT9IjfSjw&hl=en#PRA1-PA140,M1</ref>

Thompson said that he felt compelled to protect the students of Mercer University, which he had briefly attended, from subversive speakers brought to the campus. He once vowed to arrest the antiwar activist and [[actress]] [[Jane Fonda]] were she to speak at Mercer.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=su2g0MFHfpgC&pg=RA1-PA191&lpg=RA1-PA191&dq=Ronnie+Thompson+(Macon,+Georgia)+&source=web&ots=5ttPFo0eCj&sig=JwKBOrK4ZnE27_NX2uOT9IjfSjw&hl=en#PRA1-PA140,M1</ref>

He also rallied to the defense of [[U.S. Army]] [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[William Calley|William L. Calley, Jr.]], a fellow southerner who was convicted in the [[My Lai]] massacre during the Vietnam War. Thompson even offered Calley employment when the officer was paroled. Like Thompson had in his earlier years, Calley thereafter earned his livelihood in the jewelry business, but in Atlanta.<ref>Moore, Thesis, p. 86</ref>

He also rallied to the defense of [[U.S. Army]] [[Lieutenant Colonel]] William Calley|William L. Calley, Jr., a fellow southerner who was convicted in the [[My Lai]] massacre during the Vietnam War. Thompson even offered Calley employment when the officer was paroled. Like Thompson had in his earlier years, Calley thereafter earned his livelihood in the jewelry business, but in Atlanta.<ref>Moore, Thesis, p. 86</ref>

As he had with the troops in Vietnam, Thompson declared himself a strong supporter of the police. He recorded "A Policeman's Prayer" in the venue of [[John Wayne]]'s patriotic ''[[The Green Berets]]''.<ref>http://item.express.ebay.com/Mayor-RONNIE-THOMPSON-A-Policemans-Prayer-Macon-GA_W0QQitemZ170027297404QQihZ007QQfromsoiZ1QQcmdZExpressItem</ref>

As he had with the troops in Vietnam, Thompson declared himself a strong supporter of the police. He recorded "A Policeman's Prayer" in the venue of [[John Wayne]]'s patriotic ''The Green Berets.''<ref>http://item.express.ebay.com/Mayor-RONNIE-THOMPSON-A-Policemans-Prayer-Macon-GA_W0QQitemZ170027297404QQihZ007QQfromsoiZ1QQcmdZExpressItem</ref>

==Thompson's singing career==

==Thompson's singing career==