I have added some more cartoons from the Watergate era in my scrapbook from 1973-74. Most of this deals with Nixon and Watergate. But a few things are on issues from the Nixon administration at that time. It was an amazing period in history. It was a time of great doubt in the government and the country as a whole.
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Henry Kissinger was in the forefront not only in issues dealing with the White House, but the international situation.
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I loved this cartoon at the time it came out in 1973.
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Nixon started Daylight savings time to save energy. For those of you old enough to remember it. It changed our time around by 2 hours. So those on their way to school like in this cartoon, were in the dark in the morning. I remember it well. It would get light in the winter mornings around 8:30-9 am with this new time schedule. We would start school in the dark. But we would have daylight till around 7 Pm. It was something that really had an impact on a lot of people. So I can understand the feelings of the fellow in the cartoon!
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Gerald Ford who replaced the disgraced Spiro Agnew
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A favorable cartoon
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More people did not want to see him go at the time of this poll. But things would change.
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This was a great cartoon with the tape
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Nixon in the eyes of the public and the cartoonists
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Spokesman Ron That was job no one wanted.
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Of course streaking became a big thing in 1974. As you can see in the writing here and the bottom cartoon streaking became a part of public fascination and part of great humor. I love the Nixon streaking cartoon. I laughed so hard when I saw it in the paper in 1974. I still laugh at it.
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The bitter end...It looked bad for everyone ..
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Aug. 8, 1974 at 9:08pm..... It was all over. He announced he would resign the following day. I remember it well. I was watching it all live. It was one of those surreal moments that you experience only a few times in life.