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I don't know if this documentary has been released in the US yet, it is coming out in the UK on Friday. It is an account of the FBI and Nixon administration attempt to silence John Lennon in 71-72.
Apparently the government wasn't that bothered when he spoke out against the Vietnam war. When he and Yoko started to tour the US with the aim of registering voters in the run up to the presidential election the powers that be dusted off the thumbscrews and set to work. There was a sustained attempt to intimidate and obstruct the registration workers.
I think you will be very lucky to catch the film outside an art-house cinema but it does look like a very interesting film.