What's the earliest political event you remember from childhood? (war, president, army)

[robertpasa]

I saw Nixon resigning on a tiny Sony black and white TV. Rather, he announced he would resign effective the next day at noon. Was about to start fifth grade.

I also remember when Mao died and it was on the Today show with Barbara Walters.

[2nd trick op]

My Dad was a dairy fqrmer,but he took an active interest in politics, so at the age of 7, in 1956, I was allowed to stay up a liiotle late and watch the earliest returns from that year's Presedential election.

[Grandstander]

I recall the 1960 election. I was a fifth grader at a Catholic school and they made this enormous deal out of the election of the first Catholic president, placing it on a "Vote for Nixon and go to hell" sort of basis.

And this being Miami, the following year the Cuban Missile Crisis was impossible to ignore. We could see the columns of army trucks headed for Key West, rumbling through the streets. Duck and cover practice was increased. Jets from the Homestead Air Force base were creating sound barrier booms all the time. You could see that the adults were really, seriously worried, despite their attempts to assure we kids that all was fine.

[VJDAY81445]

I remember the 1952 election and all the bumper stickers ( nearly every car displayed one)

Also all the buttons.
..."I like Ike "...

.." All the way with Adlai "...


( I was 7 at the time.)

[TheWiseWino]

The 1960 Republican convention.

[Teddyterp]

Watching the Nixon-Kennedy debate on TV in 1960.

[tvdxer]

* The end of the gULF War in 1991
* The election of Bill Clinton in 1992
* The whole AIDS epidemic around that time

This was before or right about when I entered Kindergarten.

[AnywhereElse]

I remember being in class when they announced that Kennedy had been shot, Nov. 22, 1963. One boy cried. We were just in the 4th grade.

[TXNGL]

Originally Posted by robertpasa

I saw Nixon resigning on a tiny Sony black and white TV. Rather, he announced he would resign effective the next day at noon. Was about to start fifth grade.

I also remember when Mao died and it was on the Today show with Barbara Walters.

Watergate. I didn't know what it meant, just kept hearing the term and wondering what it was.

[kevxu]

I remember the Truman vs Dewey presidential campaign of 1948.