Editing Leonard Bernstein (section)

=== Nuclear disarmament ===
Bernstein was a committed and outspoken supporter of [[nuclear disarmament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hope in the Nuclear Age {{!}} Speeches {{!}} Lectures/Scripts/Writings {{!}} Leonard Bernstein |url=https://leonardbernstein.com/lectures/speeches/hope-in-the-nuclear-age |access-date=September 29, 2023 |website=leonardbernstein.com}}</ref> In 1980, he gave a commencement speech at Johns Hopkins University warning the graduating class of the dangers of nuclear proliferation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disarmament Activist {{!}} Humanitarian {{!}} About {{!}} Leonard Bernstein |url=https://leonardbernstein.com/about/humanitarian/disarmament-activist |access-date=September 29, 2023 |website=leonardbernstein.com}}</ref> In 1983, he dedicated the activities surrounding his 65th birthday to the issue of nuclear disarmament.{{sfn|Burton|1995|pages=471-472}} In 1985, he brought the [[European Community Youth Orchestra]] on a "Journey for Peace" tour across Europe and Japan, performing at the Hiroshima Peace Ceremony to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the bombing.{{sfn|Burton|1995|page=480}}