Nixon resigned 46 years ago today!
By GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23677)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
August 8, 2020 1:43pm CST
I was 38 years old--living in Memphis, Tennessee--Director of Operations for Weight Watchers--Johnny and I were living together--I had a townhouse, was driving a white Cadillac Convertible, traveling around the world and except for a minor problem I had a great life!
We were eating in the revolving restaurant on top of the UP building on Poplar Avenue when the announcement came.
Funny the things you remember when you see a picture and I saw the attached picture when I turned on the Internet today!
Do you remember where you were that day? Were you even born? :O)
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
8 Aug 20
I was married with children and American politics were not interesting for me then.
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@marguicha (215389)
• Chile
9 Aug 20
@GreatMartin I am not American and had my own political problems in my country.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
In most cases it isn't interesting to Americans!!
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
@marguicha I think you took my comment the wrong way! :O)
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
The older you get the faster time goes!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Aug 20
@GreatMartin And time flies when you are having fun.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
@CarolDM And we ARE having fun!
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
16 Aug 20
I was 10 years old and on vacation with my family at Vero Beach Florida. I remember my parents turned on our beach condo TV and we saw him resign and get on the plane and wave good bye.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
17 Aug 20
@GreatMartin I forget exactly, but I remember as a kid thinking , WOW.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
17 Aug 20
I don't remember the wave--I thought he put his 2 arms up with the V (for victory sign) but I could be wrong!
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Aug 20
I was having too much fun at 17 to really care about the guy who told everyone he was not a crook etc.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
You kids are all alike!!
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@db20747 (43426)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
16 Aug 20
@GreatMartin they weren't obvious probably, grandpa said he was by himself, maybe he was delivering the water gate papers somewhere
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
It was an important time in MY life!!
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@choijungeun (2520)
• Hangzhou, China
8 Aug 20
If Nixon was ruling the some countries or North Korea,he wouldn't resign for ever.And those journalists who exposed his guilt would be assasinated and their families would be rooted out.
After all,Nixon was still the Big Brother,he will be the Big Saviour of People,The Red Sun of America,The Father of Homeland,The greatest Emperor.
It's so good and lucky that America has the democracy and freedom which could overthrew the Tyrant-Richard.M.Nixon
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
9 Aug 20
I wasn't even born yet, but I heard because of the water gate scandal.
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
Hopefully he didn't propose to you THAT night!!
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@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
Sure you weren't at a theatre or France or dining out?!?!?
@GreatMartin (23677)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
9 Aug 20
Sounds like the theme here!!!
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