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lunatica

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25. My mother and father fought over it

Reply to ChoppinBroccoli (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2018, 02:10 AM

May 2018

My father because Nixon went to China and made diplomatic friends and my mother because he was a crook.

Yeah. It tore families apart.

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Anyone Around/Aware During The Last Days Of Nixon? [View all] ChoppinBroccoli May 2018 OP

There were people who stuck with Nixon til the bitter end and beyond. dflprincess May 2018 #1

Ben Stein and Roger Stone. BigmanPigman May 2018 #6

Both of them STILL think Nixon was the most wonderful guy ever. Archae May 2018 #20

I watched a Watergate special on MSNBC and Stein almost cried BigmanPigman May 2018 #23

I would here "All presidents did what he did." maveric May 2018 #39

a contingent of republicans dweller May 2018 #2

I think it was Goldwater, by then a respected leader of the party question everything May 2018 #8

Bush 41 was Chairman of the RNC at that time. amb123 May 2018 #19

I also believe NewJeffCT May 2018 #36

That's right. amb123 May 2018 #38

Just getting the order correct oswaldactedalone May 2018 #33

He absolutely had his hangers-on Crutchez_CuiBono May 2018 #3

I remember the Doonesbury cartoons from that era well lapfog_1 May 2018 #4

Doonesbury was amazing at getting the zeitgeist. Really wish he was doing a daily strip now... Hekate May 2018 #24

I know a few that still support him to this day. Elwood P Dowd May 2018 #5

Some 20 years after he resigned we visited his library in CA question everything May 2018 #7

It was hard to know what people believed then Cicada May 2018 #9

The Democrat's were in charge of Congress which is the biggest difference with today. jalan48 May 2018 #10

however... chillfactor May 2018 #15

We have no power to impeach today-we did back then and the Republican's knew it. We also had the jalan48 May 2018 #16

I distinctly remember talking to this older guy in rural NC YessirAtsaFact May 2018 #11

I can't comment on contemporaneous Nixon happenings but one thing RockRaven May 2018 #12

I remember hearing something about this...you could nary find a Nixon voter...nobody would Kirk Lover May 2018 #22

There's still GOPHers who are trying to convince people McCarthy was a hero Major Nikon May 2018 #13

I am 76 years old and I was around then... chillfactor May 2018 #14

What ultimately sank Nixon was his voice on the tapes directing the conspiracy. PoliticAverse May 2018 #17

I recall very well that there were people who were convinced that Nixon was framed The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #18

I was around. DURHAM D May 2018 #21

My mother and father fought over it lunatica May 2018 #25

I highly recommend The Newspaperman: The Life And Times of Ben Bradlee Hassin Bin Sober May 2018 #26

I was around. There were two things that sealed underthematrix May 2018 #27

Having lived through the real thing True Blue American May 2018 #30

People trusted the news a lot more, and the news had less slant and differences bettyellen May 2018 #28

Yes! True Blue American May 2018 #29

nixon still had nearly 30% support among the hardcore base, and even today many consider beachbum bob May 2018 #31

I was a teenager in the early 70's Quemado May 2018 #32

The Nixon diehards believe that "everyone does it." FSogol May 2018 #34

I was a young cognizant adult. There were major differences. Golden Raisin May 2018 #35

Unfortunately there is a special kind of stupid in this world, ooky May 2018 #37