The Gate

On August 9, 1974, Nixon wrote his resignation letter and left DC.

Gerald Ford was sworn in as the next president.

Watergate (and the Woodward and Bernstein investigation) was the political event of my childhood and continues to influence me. Also, there's cake.

SOTD

Listening to my favorite Grateful Dead song for Jerry Garcia who passed away on this day in 1995.

History is in its way, a long strange trip.

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The Greatest

"There on the beaches of Normandy I began to reflect on the wonders of these ordinary people whose lives were laced with the markings of greatness."

-- Tom Brokaw, The Greatest Generation

 

In case people have forgotten who the truly great generals of World War II were, here's a reminder: