Grandma Leora was so disgusted with the candidates running for president in 1968 that she quipped that she just might vote for comedian Pat Paulsen. This 6-minute video shows Paulsen just before election day.
The candidates that year were Hubert Humphrey (D), Richard Nixon (R) and George Wallace (Independent). Leora was a life-long Democrat, influenced by her father, Sherd Goff.
From her diary of November 5, 1968: “Tue. 40 degrees Cloudy Calm
“ELECTION DAY
“Went to City Hall 8:30 A.M. to vote. Voted mostly Dem. some Prohibition & some Rep.
“VOTED”
She also stopped at Clark’s Barber Shop to see Mildred, who had caught her spike heel in the carpet the night before at Lodge, second stair step to the basement and had rolled all the rest of the way. She said she wasn’t hurt too much by it, but the next day her shoulder was black, Leora recorded.
She got groceries at Super Value before walking home. She watched election returns that evening until 1:30 A.M. but results weren’t announced until the next morning. Nixon won.
Loera was a busy woman and didn’t say more about it, but I guess she didn’t vote for Pat Paulsen after all.
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(Grandma Leora mentioned that November 7 she’d written me a letter. Guy was based at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho, so Grandma’s letters were so welcome.)
Please vote on Election Day, then pray for our nation!