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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,971 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2024, 06:27 AM Nov 5

On the night of November 5, 1968, Warren Beatty's character in "Shampoo" attended an election night party.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_5

• 1968 – Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States.

In the 1975 film "Shampoo," Buffalo Springfield's "Mr. Soul" was playing at one of the election night parties Warren Beatty attended.

Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth & Mr. Soul - Medley

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Hollywood Palace, 1967. Originally uploaded by 'beyondthebeat', but that clip got audio removed by WMG.

Sun Nov 5, 2023: On the night of November 5, 1968, Warren Beatty's character in "Shampoo" attended an election night party.

Sat Nov 5, 2022: On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States.

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On the night of November 5, 1968, Warren Beatty's character in "Shampoo" attended an election night party. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 OP

And when Nixon was reelected in '72, I left the country in disgust. ariadne0614 Nov 5 #1

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1. And when Nixon was reelected in '72, I left the country in disgust.

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Tue Nov 5, 2024, 07:30 AM

Nov 5

Like many young Americans, I roamed around Europe, and monitored the news from home as reported by the International Herald Tribune. I came back for the Watergate hearings, excited that he would actually be held accountable. Imagine my horror when Ford pardoned him, after failing to get a statement of contrition.

Half a century later, we see where that pardon got us.

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