[lbo-talk] cruise report

[Jordan Hayes]

>> Nixon. He's to the left of everyone in the pack except DK.
>
> Back in high school I had a pin from the '72 campaign that read
> "Nixon. Now more than ever."  I kept it thinking he'd kick off any
> day, then lost it before he did.  It would be much better to have now.

In 1986 or so I was dating a girl who worked in the Short Hills Mall for 
a short while.  I went to pick her up one day and noticed Nixon standing 
against the wall with two USSS dudes nearby.  He looked lonely, so I 
approached him.  Shook his hand, told him about having a 'now more than 
ever' button and that I'd seen someone with a t-shirt recently that said 
"Nixon: Tan, Rested, Ready" ... he chuckled and said that his daughter 
was doing a book-signing tour and he was there to lend some support.  I 
felt bad for the guy, really.

10 minutes later he was mobbed outside the Barnes & Noble.

/jordan