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69. 8th grade 1952 in Detroit

Sat Nov 7, 2015, 07:16 AM

Nov 2015

Our social studies class ran the school election. Very, very blue collar and labor union kids, but Eisenhower won (though the down ticket races were solidly Dem).

Our next door neighbor was part of a UAW "Flying Squad". When my father came home our neighbor was washing his car. My father said, "awful early to be home on election day" and the neighbor said "no use going out, Eisenhower has it". My first taste of electioneering.

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