I can't be the only old git on NSC who remembers the period in sixties, when "draft dodger" was a badge of honour. It was quite obvious that it was the US who were the perpetrators of evil in Vietnam and that the war needed to be resisted. Has history and Hollywood really changed that view?
A small, but significant part of his greatness was his willingness to expose his Parkinson's to public view. I'm sure that this acted as an encouragement to other people who live with that condition.