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quaint

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2. Secret Service heroes.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun May 14, 2023, 10:07 AM

May 2023

My mother really admired Pat Nixon. She wanted Lodge for president and Pat for First Lady. She was a freshman at Whittier High when Tricky was a senior. My dad's side were all Kennedy Democrats. All it took was Nixon's presidency to convert my mom.

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On May 13, 1958, Eisenhower sent troops to rescue Vice President Nixon when he was endangered. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 OP

Quite a Contrast to Trump's response to the "hang Mike Pence" crowd on 1/6 DDySiegs May 2023 #1

Secret Service heroes. quaint May 2023 #2

One of my earliest memories (I was 3) Freddie May 2023 #3

Thanks... I'd never heard of this!!! Karadeniz May 2023 #4