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jberryhill

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1. My fourth grade teacher told us...

Reply to WCGreen (Original post)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 09:09 PM

Oct 2012

...that if George McGovern were elected, then we'd have to go to school with poor black kids.

This was, I guess, supposed to be scary, but I remember thinking, "WTF is wrong with this guy?"

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There was a rumor running rapid across the playground back in 1964... [View all] WCGreen Oct 2012 OP

My fourth grade teacher told us... jberryhill Oct 2012 #1

hey jb...where was that? Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #9

Delaware jberryhill Oct 2012 #11

wow...that surprises me - being Deleware. Grew up in CT and never ever, throughout all my Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #12

We sent Joe Biden to the Senate that year. jberryhill Oct 2012 #14

I don't remember elections.... RagAss Oct 2012 #2

Goldwater in '64; HubertHeaver Oct 2012 #3

"In your guts you know he's nuts." n/t dflprincess Oct 2012 #7

Seriously in 1964 I was 8 years old and I was ArnoldLayne Oct 2012 #4

High school CIVICS teacher, 1957 or 1958 JohnnyLib2 Oct 2012 #5

In 1972, the Tory Minister of Education said that there would not be a woman prime minister... LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #18

School was out when Federal elections came around nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

wish I had a political memory like yours. All mine is from Catholic school....and the priest Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for this great story, Chris... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2012 #10

What I remember from the '64 election: oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #13

I remember JFK's faith being an issue pinboy3niner Oct 2012 #15

In 1974 in 6th grade... Horse with no Name Oct 2012 #16

Two things I heard in elementary school (not quite about Presidential races but still interesting) Samantha Oct 2012 #17

I met an American who had heard exactly the same rumour, but it was in 1968 about Hubert Humphrey LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #19

The only childhood election-related memory that I have from primary school... LeftishBrit Oct 2012 #20