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Doc Holliday

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14. Talk about a flashback....

Thu Aug 9, 2012, 09:28 AM

Aug 2012

I was in the U.S. Army stationed in Seoul, Korea and working at the 8th Army Communications Center when Nixon resigned. Very busy night-- flash messages going all over the world, some of them deliverable only by hand. We'd all been following Watergate (within the limits of what Armed Forces TV would show us), but this took most everybody by surprise...even some general officers opined at the time that they never thought he'd quit.

But it all worked out-- a few weeks later I got to meet President Ford when he came to visit.

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37 years ago today [View all] underpants Aug 2012 OP

Good riddance madokie Aug 2012 #1

Yeah, that Nixon got a raw deal...let's impeach Clinton! rfranklin Aug 2012 #2

Self-delete. Posted in wrong place. Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #28

It may be history, but for some of us it's also personal pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #3

Yes, it was an historical moment. Skidmore Aug 2012 #23

And Obama has called in Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #29

almost right, add a year autechre30 Aug 2012 #4

I got to watch the helicopter fly away Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #5

How well I remember this - my 21st birthday MgtPA Aug 2012 #6

Happy 59th ! Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #9

Thank you, Sir! MgtPA Aug 2012 #12

August 9th has some interesting facts about it underpants Aug 2012 #21

Thanks for the list MgtPA Aug 2012 #24

Let me tell you... I'm good! RevStPatrick Aug 2012 #7

Chris Matthews referred to a Kennedy quote cleduc Aug 2012 #8

I did find this: cleduc Aug 2012 #20

Awesome JFK quote! Freddie Aug 2012 #26

That was a good day for me and America mountain grammy Aug 2012 #10

In defense of Nixon.... mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2012 #11

I've also read that he proposed a National Healthcare Plan KegCreekDem Aug 2012 #13

Roe v Wade happened on his watch too MgtPA Aug 2012 #15

Not so fast..... Wounded Bear Aug 2012 #17

In today's GOP he'd be a flaming liberal Freddie Aug 2012 #27

Talk about a flashback.... Doc Holliday Aug 2012 #14

Actually it should be 38 years ago today. Nixon resigned on 8/8/74. 37 years would be 1975. muntrv Aug 2012 #16

8/9/74. He announced his intention on 8/8 to resign the following day (8/9) MgtPA Aug 2012 #19

Arithmetic FAIL. That was 38 years ago, not 37. slackmaster Aug 2012 #18

Sorry underpants Aug 2012 #22

You can still go back and edit your OP lunatica Aug 2012 #25

I took my mom out to the swankiest restaurant in town for her 50th birthday catbyte Aug 2012 #30