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In reply to the discussion: Where were you 40 years ago this evening when President Richard M. Nixon resigned? [View all]livetohike
(22,698 posts)126. Living with my boyfriend (now husband) in a three room furnished apartment on the west end of Pgh.
Watching a black and white tv and lighting up a joint to celebrate . At that point, I thought Nixon was the worst President ever, but I was just 22 years old and couldn't imagine what was to come.
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Where were you 40 years ago this evening when President Richard M. Nixon resigned? [View all]
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
OP
I made my repub husband a greater than usual dinner and was quite joyful. This irritated him..LOL..
monmouth3
Aug 2014
#4
I was a 10-yr old kid who had been riveted by the entire thing. Yes, I was a
ChisolmTrailDem
Aug 2014
#7
Can you imagine, a little 10yr old kid running around hollerin' "What's on that
ChisolmTrailDem
Aug 2014
#127
I was in the Air Force stationed in Weisbaden Germany and the Headquarter was having its annual
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#9
It was the sort of mixed feelings that you would have found anywhere. Some thought Nixon was being
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2014
#29
I remember by '74 the "his only fault was getting caught" meme was rising
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#34
I was taking my mom out to a fancy schmancy dinner for her 50th birthday at the
catbyte
Aug 2014
#12
At home with an infant and a three year old. I thought it was a good thing, as did my husband.
Shrike47
Aug 2014
#14
My guess is that many younger DUers see the thread title and skip it
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#18
These threads remind me of how many decades WE have been working for social justice. You're welcome.
Hekate
Aug 2014
#93
Get theee hence from mine lawne forthwithye, younge whippersnappers!
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#113
..unlike Boomers, a majority of Gen X & Millennials voted for Obama & support LGBT marriage equality
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#111
Well hell, like I said, I just had to invest in my first pair of bifocals.
Warren DeMontague
Aug 2014
#120
I feel your pain. I have to use a magnifying glass to read the funny papers, plus my new glasses.
Hekate
Aug 2014
#121
In the hospital before and after surgery...night before the surgery nixon was president...
Tikki
Aug 2014
#20
I think I was playing with my blocks and alternately seeing what they tasted like. nt
el_bryanto
Aug 2014
#28
I imagine I was home with my folks... I know my Mom, who had a major crush on Howard Baker,
hlthe2b
Aug 2014
#31
That reminds me of my Mother In Law talking about South Carolina in the 50s.
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#141
I and a co worker were taking 'lunch' in the parking lot of a MickeyDees..........
wandy
Aug 2014
#64
I was 5. I have a dim memory of Watergate hearings pre-empting all of my favorite TV shows.
Aristus
Aug 2014
#67
I was waitressing at a place in Denver. The owner set up a TV in the kitchen
likesmountains 52
Aug 2014
#81
Frantically driving home, fighting afternoon traffic, so I could stick my tape recorder
calimary
Aug 2014
#90
I watched it at my home in Honolulu and I rejoiced. My Senator Inouye was on the Watergate Committee
Hekate
Aug 2014
#92
In grad school, I felt a personal relief, a bit hopeful that everything might get better after all.
ancianita
Aug 2014
#106
He made the announcement on 8/8, which most people consider "the resignation"
Algernon Moncrieff
Aug 2014
#135
I was at work and watched it on television with a large crowd--coulda heard a pin drop. nt
MADem
Aug 2014
#123
Living with my boyfriend (now husband) in a three room furnished apartment on the west end of Pgh.
livetohike
Aug 2014
#126
I was checking out those AMAZING hip huggers the girls in junior high were wearing.
chrisstopher
Aug 2014
#128