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27. Probably my earliest political memory. At a friend's house, his father sitting in a dark room

Wed Jan 4, 2017, 07:35 AM

Jan 2017

watching TV in his suit. I asked what was going on and my friend said it was something called "Watergate". His dad was just sitting there in the middle of a weekday afternoon which was very odd to see.

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Curious. How many folks posting here are old enough to have watched the Watergate [View all] McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 OP

I was pretty young at the time Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #1

I remember being bored with it and depressed, TexasTowelie Jan 2017 #2

Oh, dear. Me too, but I was a young mother. :) Hortensis Jan 2017 #34

I think as a student of history, the tapes and the "Saturday Night Massacre" were the biggest deals Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #3

I agree. potone Jan 2017 #8

I agree elfin Jan 2017 #29

This is the main reason I think the idea of impeachment for Trump enough Jan 2017 #44

Agreed. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #84

Old enough to watch cbreezen Jan 2017 #4

I was in HS Freddie Jan 2017 #25

Me too LeftInTX Jan 2017 #47

Sounds exactly like my childhood in Charlotte. Island Blue Jan 2017 #39

I think that I first heard of it when I watched Point Break HoneyBadger Jan 2017 #5

Remember wondering how long it would be before he forked over the tapes. shraby Jan 2017 #6

i watched the hearings. i was in DesertFlower Jan 2017 #7

I watched it, all right. I can't pick out just one thing that was more loathsome than the rest.... Hekate Jan 2017 #9

I heard it while working at my college radio station. bluestateboomer Jan 2017 #10

I am. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2017 #11

I worked in a hospital pharmacy as a tech. The pharmacists set up a TV in a back room, and... NNadir Jan 2017 #12

That's my biggest hope too Freddie Jan 2017 #26

Well said! McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #85

Yeah, That shit was going down when I got state side from Nam........... Old Vet Jan 2017 #13

I watched the hearings every day. We discussed it in school MrScorpio Jan 2017 #14

I remember it. Cyberologist Jan 2017 #15

I am "old enough." :) Silver Gaia Jan 2017 #16

I remember a bit of it - it was also big news in England LeftishBrit Jan 2017 #17

I watched quite a bit of it malaise Jan 2017 #18

Saw it too. Luckily, there was a VP -- Ford -- who could take office if Nixon resigned. Hoyt Jan 2017 #19

I remember being impressed with Dean's amazing memory and also Mo Dean. ... spin Jan 2017 #20

Watergate alicenuffer Jan 2017 #21

I am old enough to remember the break in but was distracted by my own problems. TexasProgresive Jan 2017 #22

Archebald Cox was the kicker-- firing him brought it all into focus, and just how low... TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 #23

I was in the DC Area, that summer, bobalew Jan 2017 #24

Probably my earliest political memory. At a friend's house, his father sitting in a dark room underpants Jan 2017 #27

Old enough.... Useless in FL Jan 2017 #28

Yup Sedona Jan 2017 #30

i was 17 barbtries Jan 2017 #31

I remember vlyons Jan 2017 #32

They were on instead of my cartoons. AngryAmish Jan 2017 #33

We're clearly close in age. LOL! Pacifist Patriot Jan 2017 #60

I was a kid but JNelson6563 Jan 2017 #35

I was in high school at the time Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2017 #36

The most... Mike Nelson Jan 2017 #37

I worked at what was then New York - Cornell Hospital. . annabanana Jan 2017 #38

That was Alexander Butterfield. longship Jan 2017 #54

Oh yes! The tapes! McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #86

Raising Hand ProfessorGAC Jan 2017 #40

15 Years Old In 1973 RobinA Jan 2017 #41

I was in 4th grade get the red out Jan 2017 #42

It shaped my political future. nt Javaman Jan 2017 #43

For all of us. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #87

Watched with rapt attention every day at age 10 lostnfound Jan 2017 #45

Yup. LAS14 Jan 2017 #46

I was 12 years old at the time and my mom had octoberlib Jan 2017 #48

It was the first ever MUST SEE tv... hwmnbn Jan 2017 #49

They were great. longship Jan 2017 #50

I remember the Watergate hearings Gothmog Jan 2017 #51

Enemies list was certainly gripping, but just one more in the whole mass of everything UTUSN Jan 2017 #52

You are right. Enemies List was not the worst thing. But it seemed like the most politically damning McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #88

I was in 8th grade. LWolf Jan 2017 #53

Senater Howard Baker. Turbineguy Jan 2017 #55

Amen to that. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #89

I watched it. femmocrat Jan 2017 #56

Our incoming administration makes Tricky Dick look like Mr. Rogers. BigDemVoter Jan 2017 #57

I listened to them on Armed Forces Radio Network dumbcat Jan 2017 #58

I vaguely recall my mother watching the hearings, and... Pacifist Patriot Jan 2017 #59

Remember this picture being all over the papers dhol82 Jan 2017 #61

I watched some but National Lampoon laid it all out there.... Historic NY Jan 2017 #62

Out of H.S., in the Army.... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2017 #63

I watched it all. I recall being shocked and repelled by it all. nancy1942 Jan 2017 #64

I was 25. I remember John Dean the clearest Greybnk48 Jan 2017 #65

Since I was working the only evening job I had in my life madokie Jan 2017 #66

Probably the best part of the whole mess were the Doonsebury cartoons.... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #67

I watched some but I had to work so I relied on the evening news. Local paper was Jim Beard Jan 2017 #68

I was in my early teens. hamsterjill Jan 2017 #69

I watched. It was riveting. OregonBlue Jan 2017 #70

I was 26 and watched a lot eleny Jan 2017 #71

Single biggest moment was the revelation of the White House tapes by Alexander Butterfield. yellowcanine Jan 2017 #72

I still remember that moment, too. Sam Ervin perked up his ears. kwassa Jan 2017 #96

I have vague memories of parents/grandparents discussing it Bettie Jan 2017 #73

Many lovely hours skip fox Jan 2017 #74

Watched between classes with my college friends csziggy Jan 2017 #75

I watched with great fascination. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2017 #76

It happened when I was in the service GP6971 Jan 2017 #77

The tape recordings is what I remember most. Iggo Jan 2017 #78

We watched the hearings in Senior social science milestogo Jan 2017 #79

Martha and John Mitchel riverwalker Jan 2017 #80

I was in the Air Force at the time, stationed in Plattsburgh, NY. SeattleVet Jan 2017 #81

Thanks! That is something civilians did not have to worry about. Or not so much. McCamy Taylor Jan 2017 #90

I remember nil desperandum Jan 2017 #82

I remember, but didn't understand Ilsa Jan 2017 #83

I was - and in my case, in additional to watching the network news account, there were the detailed karynnj Jan 2017 #91

I was 23-24. Golden Raisin Jan 2017 #92

I watched it obsessively NastyRiffraff Jan 2017 #93

20 did not watch much dembotoz Jan 2017 #94

I'm old enough. But by May 1973, I was in my "It's hopeless and we're doomed" mode struggle4progress Jan 2017 #95