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In reply to the discussion: Generation JKF About to Re-Live the 60's in Their 60's: Are You Experienced? [View all]DFW
(54,369 posts)My dad was sent by his paper to cover the convention in L.A., and he took the whole family, combined it with a trip to Disneyland, which to 8 year old me was much more important.
At the convention, I met several candidates, NOT including JFK, whom I never met personally. When there was a reception for Hubert Humphrey, who was an old family friend (my dad's mother raised funds for his first Senate race in 1948), my dad told me to tell him, "hope you get the nomination." I asked my dad what in the world was a "nomination?" He said he'd explain later, so I said it to Humphrey, who beamed, recognizing instantly I had no idea what I was talking about.
At the hotel where we were staying, my dad recognized Groucho Marx, whose name I did know, even if I was too young to fully appreciate his films. I went over to him to say hi, and was told, in essence, "go away, kid, yer bothering me," which I'm sure I was. Ah, show business!