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Corona Virus Quarantine - Don't Blame Nixon - Greetings from Berlin - Screwed by Nixon
Nixon had the foresight to die before the Corona Virus epidemic - he still might be blamed.
I was in graduate school at the time (1969). Two years later he "took revenge" against the school (the Provost had testified against one of his pet programs) by cancelling all draft deferments and federally sponsored financial aid to the students, just before the fall term.
I had the school write a letter to the draft board -- they sent it by registered mail and gave me the receipt. At the "appeal interview" they denied having received the letter - I pulled it from the file and waved it at them - they still denied seeing it. The interview ended with the statement "I would hate to see the day that we actually needed SOMEONE LIKE YOU in the army." I was still classified as 1A but knew they would never take me. {I stayed calm but seething with sarcasm, could hear yelling and furniture breaking from the other interview rooms.}
I had to pay the full (exorbitant) tuition that term - completed both degrees and dropped out.
The next year (1972) I voted for Nixon anyway. A few years ago I told this entire story to his brother Ed.
Corona Virus Quarantine - Don't Blame Nixon - Greetings from Berlin - Screwed by Nixon
Nixon had the foresight to die before the Corona Virus epidemic - he still might be blamed.
I was in graduate school at the time (1969). Two years later he "took revenge" against the school (the Provost had testified against one of his pet programs) by cancelling all draft deferments and federally sponsored financial aid to the students, just before the fall term.
I had the school write a letter to the draft board -- they sent it by registered mail and gave me the receipt. At the "appeal interview" they denied having received the letter - I pulled it from the file and waved it at them - they still denied seeing it. The interview ended with the statement "I would hate to see the day that we actually needed SOMEONE LIKE YOU in the army." I was still classified as 1A but knew they would never take me. {I stayed calm but seething with sarcasm, could hear yelling and furniture breaking from the other interview rooms.}
I had to pay the full (exorbitant) tuition that term - completed both degrees and dropped out.
The next year (1972) I voted for Nixon anyway. A few years ago I told this entire story to his brother Ed.