who remembers aug. 9, 1974

Bilge_Rat · 08-11-14, 02:03 PM

missed it by a few days, august 9, 1974, Nixon resigns.

I was 18 years old, had a summer job as a security guard. The radio was on in our lounge carrying it live and we would all dart in periodically to hear what was going on.

Pretty much everyone was aware of Watergate, although at the time, I was more interested in girls than politics.

So who remembers where they were that day? The reason I ask is an article came out over the weekend that 50% of the current U.S. population was not born in 1974.

Wolferz · 08-11-14, 02:35 PM

I was twenty years old.
I can't say I was sorry to see that crook go... until I realized they parked a Ford in his place.

Jimbuna · 08-11-14, 02:36 PM

I don't remember what I was doing that day but I do recall not liking him all that much.

Dread Knot · 08-11-14, 03:04 PM

It's difficult to be nostalgic about Nixon.

Ford and his often smashed First Lady on the other hand were a barrel of laughs.

Aktungbby · 08-11-14, 03:25 PM

This one improved my poker game considerably-how to lie and keep a straight face!

Platapus · 08-11-14, 03:39 PM

That was the only time that Air Force One changed its call sign mid flight other than for OPSEC reasons.

Nixon was airborne when the swearing in was given to Ford.

Armistead · 08-11-14, 03:49 PM

I remember later shaking hands with President Ford as a young lad. Didn't even know he was coming, riding my bike at the college where he landed.

Betonov · 08-11-14, 03:58 PM

Amateur.

Our former PM was convicted to 2 years for corruption and he's still an MP

Sailor Steve · 08-11-14, 07:10 PM

I don't remember exactly, but I was twenty-four, recently married, and living my own dream. I probably just read about it in the newspaper.

Fr8monkey · 08-11-14, 08:28 PM

I was 9. I was still figuring out which was my favorite chair at the table...

fireftr18 · 08-11-14, 08:56 PM

I was 12. I remember watching it on TV. That's about it. I knew there was something going on that he shouldn't been doing.

Stealhead · 08-11-14, 10:07 PM

Lesson to take from Mr. Nixon? Do not make recordings of your illegal activities.

TarJak · 08-11-14, 10:10 PM

I was asleep in bed as most of it unfolded during my night.

CCIP · 08-11-14, 11:18 PM

I was -10 years old

The impression I have from my family though is that Nixon was hardly the most popular US president with Russians, too, although for somewhat different reasons. His detente with China, arguably, shifted the global balance of power against the Soviets more than many realize.

Stealhead · 08-11-14, 11:55 PM

Many people think that improving relations with China was actually Kissinger's idea but really it was Nixon. I think that might be because Kissinger visited China in secret a few months before Nixon's official visit.

I wonder how many people do not realize that Nixon created the EPA?

08-11-14, 02:03 PM	#1
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,856 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	who remembers aug. 9, 1974 missed it by a few days, august 9, 1974, Nixon resigns. I was 18 years old, had a summer job as a security guard. The radio was on in our lounge carrying it live and we would all dart in periodically to hear what was going on. Pretty much everyone was aware of Watergate, although at the time, I was more interested in girls than politics. So who remembers where they were that day? The reason I ask is an article came out over the weekend that 50% of the current U.S. population was not born in 1974. __________________

08-11-14, 02:35 PM	#2
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	I was twenty years old. I can't say I was sorry to see that crook go... until I realized they parked a Ford in his place. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

08-11-14, 02:36 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,552 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I don't remember what I was doing that day but I do recall not liking him all that much. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

08-11-14, 03:25 PM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,017 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	This one improved my poker game considerably-how to lie and keep a straight face! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

08-11-14, 03:39 PM	#6
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,373 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	That was the only time that Air Force One changed its call sign mid flight other than for OPSEC reasons. Nixon was airborne when the swearing in was given to Ford. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-11-14, 03:04 PM	#4
Dread Knot Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,288 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	It's difficult to be nostalgic about Nixon. Ford and his often smashed First Lady on the other hand were a barrel of laughs.

08-11-14, 03:49 PM	#7
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I remember later shaking hands with President Ford as a young lad. Didn't even know he was coming, riding my bike at the college where he landed. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

08-11-14, 03:58 PM	#8
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Amateur. Our former PM was convicted to 2 years for corruption and he's still an MP

08-11-14, 07:10 PM	#9
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I don't remember exactly, but I was twenty-four, recently married, and living my own dream. I probably just read about it in the newspaper. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-11-14, 08:28 PM	#10
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	I was 9. I was still figuring out which was my favorite chair at the table... __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

08-11-14, 08:56 PM	#11
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,528 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	I was 12. I remember watching it on TV. That's about it. I knew there was something going on that he shouldn't been doing. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

08-11-14, 10:07 PM	#12
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Lesson to take from Mr. Nixon? Do not make recordings of your illegal activities.

08-11-14, 10:10 PM	#13
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I was asleep in bed as most of it unfolded during my night.

08-11-14, 11:18 PM	#14
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I was -10 years old The impression I have from my family though is that Nixon was hardly the most popular US president with Russians, too, although for somewhat different reasons. His detente with China, arguably, shifted the global balance of power against the Soviets more than many realize. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

08-11-14, 11:55 PM	#15
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Many people think that improving relations with China was actually Kissinger's idea but really it was Nixon. I think that might be because Kissinger visited China in secret a few months before Nixon's official visit. I wonder how many people do not realize that Nixon created the EPA?