Small world. I was there as well. Cheering him on, booing the five or six protestors that tried to shout out "Four dead in Ohio". Yet not long afterwards, I was supporting George McGovern.sjfcontrol wrote:In the early 1970's, Nixon decided to visit K-State (prompting KU to dub us "Nixon's favorite High School")
Anyway, for a couple of weeks before the visit, the campus was crawling with Secret Service. In order to blend in with the college crowd, they were apparently allowed to take off their jackets. So, yeah, a bunch of older men, with short hair, wearing white shirts and ties blended well with a bunch of younger, long-haired kids in tie-died t-shirts.
My buddy recorded his speech, and also picked up my running commentary (not complementary). The Republican Students brought in signs, which were strictly forbidden.
That's the only time I've been in the same room with a president.
Nixon and I have since settled our differences.
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- Sat Jul 12, 2014 11:31 pm
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- Fri Jul 11, 2014 5:09 pm
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My room mate in college was at a urinal in the Men's toilet room in the student union when, bam, the toilet room door is suddenly opened. Two serious men in dark suits come in and check every thing. My room mate stays at the urinal dumb founded. Then Hubert Humphrey comes in and goes up to the urinal right next to him. My room mate just stares at him. Mr. Humphrey says, "yes son, we have to go to the bathroom too" After they both washed up, he shook his hand and left.
George W after he left office was coming to a building next door to mine. I had found out and wanted to take a photo. A serious man in a dark suit was standing at the front door a half an hour before the arrival. I asked how close could I stand to take a picture. I didn't even mention who or why. He said "stand on the other side of that hedgerow" it was about 60 feet away. So I stood behind a low hedge and fence, looking very much like I did when I stood a few years ago in the parking lot on top of the grassy knoll with the low wood fence across from Dealy Plaza in Dallas. It felt and looked very odd, but that was the order. The president arrived and was whisked directly inside. I only saw his back, so I waited for his meeting to be over and got him coming out, I waved and shouted and he waved back. Got that photo.
George W after he left office was coming to a building next door to mine. I had found out and wanted to take a photo. A serious man in a dark suit was standing at the front door a half an hour before the arrival. I asked how close could I stand to take a picture. I didn't even mention who or why. He said "stand on the other side of that hedgerow" it was about 60 feet away. So I stood behind a low hedge and fence, looking very much like I did when I stood a few years ago in the parking lot on top of the grassy knoll with the low wood fence across from Dealy Plaza in Dallas. It felt and looked very odd, but that was the order. The president arrived and was whisked directly inside. I only saw his back, so I waited for his meeting to be over and got him coming out, I waved and shouted and he waved back. Got that photo.