The Hippie Counterculture was defined as a protest movement within the American youth, which arose during the 1960. President Kennedy played a large role in the Hippie Counterculture Movement as he continually portrayed his family as the “typical” American family. This was a trigger for the Hippie Movement because Hippies despised a “typical” family dinner; they saw it as a harmful act on themselves. Being that they promoted organic and all-natural foods, the Hippies grew more into power during this period due to Kennedy’s time in office. With Kennedy in office, America became involved in the Vietnam War, discrimination, and the discovery of many new forms of drugs and music, which each had an impact that would eventually lead to the Hippie Counterculture Movement. Each of these impacts played a large role in the formation of this subculture protest movement, whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural mores allowed for them to grow as a union by promoting exactly what hippies resisted. One of the most prominent stimulants for the Hippie Counterculture Movement was America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Generally, Hippies were anti-war, as they preached peace. There was no single event or aspect of the Vietnam War that would spark the beginning of this movement, rather than it representing violence. This nonviolent nature originated from the so-called “parents” of the Hippie