Who was President when you first became politically aware?
ETA: "Aware" in a non-partisan sense. Just aware of the political realm in general.
For me it was Nixon, though I didn't really start forming my own opinions and studying politics until Carter.
. I remember the 68 election pretty well
I don't know whether to say "lucky bastard" or "you poor bastard."
LBJ-i was 9 when he left office. the Vietnam war was a big deal. I remember the 68 election pretty well
Who was President when you first became politically aware?
ETA: "Aware" in a non-partisan sense. Just aware of the political realm in general.
For me it was Nixon, though I didn't really start forming my own opinions and studying politics until Carter.
Yeah. I remember Watergate, and Nixon's resignation and some of the stuff leading up to it.Much the same. I was only aware of Nixon because all the adults in my life were constantly talking about him during the Watergate scandal.
Remember Ford better, but really Carter was when my political views started to congeal.
I just remember being in a carpool about three months before the election and the lady driving (her daughter and I were good friends) said she hoped Nixon won but HHH wasn't too bad. I remember my mom was working a GOP event (this was before Roe v Wade and she ended up a Dem over abortion) and we got a bunch of Nixon stickers. I remember passing out some literature for the 18 voting age- I believe it was that election but it might have been later. My father, whose brother was KIA in WWII before he was old enough to vote, was a big supporter of the 18 Vote as was my mother.
Was the DNC the talk of the house?
my father never really talked about politics other than what was good for his business. My mother broke with the GOP when she supported John Anderson for president in 1980. By 84 she was for Mondale. She was a major league Clinton Fluffer. She would have voted for Hillary in the Primaries but died before that happened
Oh okay. I was wondering if at the ground level the 68 convention was one of those big moments for the family.
My folks moved from Right to Left in a similar manner as your mother, it seems (cultural issues and their political meaning). Except theirs occurred by the mid-to late-1990s.
Who was President when you first became politically aware?
ETA: "Aware" in a non-partisan sense. Just aware of the political realm in general.
For me it was Nixon, though I didn't really start forming my own opinions and studying politics until Carter.
Quite the coincidence .. I too was stationed in Sidi Slimane during 1960 .. That year, there was an earthquake in Aguidear(note the butchered spelling) . Our first lieutenant was Walter Williams .. 8th Air Force , 822 Medical group ?? .. I remember little..Being in 5th grade on Nov. 22, 1963 on Travis USAF Base in California.
Sent home early from school, my Parents were already home from work--Crying.
Though I understood Dad's vote in 1960 when he was stationed in Morocco, Africa .
Need more time and a better keyboard ..Quite the coincidence .. I too was stationed in Sidi Slimane during 1960 .. That year, there was an earthquake in Agadir . Our first lieutenant was Walter Williams .. 8th Air Force , 822 Medical group ?? .. I remember little..
Obama and more relevant to me, Stephen Harper. I see I am alone.