It was 35 years ago this evening that Richard Nixon announced that he was resigning

[MrScorpio]

And since then, this country has repeatedly forgotten the lesson that it's a stupid idea to trust the Republicans.

Every time the country does that, it does so at its own peril

[Gman]

1. 35 years ago we sat on the couch and fired up a big fat joint

in celebration!

[csziggy]

5. A friend threw a party and we lit up a bunch of big fat joints!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I still have the little B&W TV set I watched Nixon's resignation on.

I kept it as a souvenir.

[izquierdista]

3. I remember where I was

Across the bay in Dana Point on the deck with the telescope pointed at the Western WhiteWash. Wanted to make sure the crook had returned to his lair.

[madamesilverspurs]

17. I was working with glass at the time,

lampworking little figurines, etc. Nixon had a face that was very easily caricatured in glass, and I sold quite a few swizzle sticks with his head on them. The local Republicans had ordered a quantity for an upcoming function, and they called and canceled the already completed order. I wound up lopping the heads off and using the remaining sticks to make salable pieces.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. You got to lop Nixon's head off? How memorable! nt

[tularetom]

4. It was 20 years ago today

My sister and I got totally shit faced on homemade wine celebrating the resignation of tricky. We were positive no republican would ever again be elected president.

Reality set in shortly as did the worst hangover I've ever experienced in my life.

[BobRossi]

6. I was in the Air Force at the time.....

A bunch of us fired up big doobs and got way high.
But that's what we did every day.

Nixon resigned? Cool!

[benld74]

7. I was 17, fresh outa high school, so effin naive, some days I miss that

[UTUSN]

8. K&R #4 n/t

[JVS]

9. 5 here

[Hissyspit]

10. Photo:

From a day later... http://pro.corbis.com/Enlargement/Enlargement.aspx?id=N...

[defendandprotect]

11. Agree . . .

And evidently the new Frost/Nixon film gives people the idea that Watergate was a big nothing?

That's the impression I've gotten from people who said that after seeing it.

Yep -- the "few rotten apples" concept doesn't work with Repugs --

Corporate control of government/parties has a way of creating a preponderance of rotten apples!

[MgtPA]

12. It was my 21st birthday. I'll never forget it - what a gift!!

[GodlyDemocrat]

14. Happy Birthday!!!!

n/t

[MgtPA]

16. Thanks! (oh to be 21 again..)

[GodlyDemocrat]

13. It took 34 years for at least 51% of the electorate to vote for a Democrat

Sad

[lpbk2713]

15. Fug him

He was my boss for a while when I was in the Navy.

That horse's ass.