Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Gore Vidal looks pensive as he surveys San Luis Obispo County Airport after overcast delayed his landing.
May 25, 1982
Gore Vidal is a journalist’s dream candidate because unreserved subjects make writing a story easy. Every time you look up from the notebook they say something more provoking than the last time. ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Ronald Reagan at a fundrasier for assemblywoman Carol Hallett June 9, 1978. She later served in Washington in his administration. Above photo by Thom Halls/The Tribune
His first step onto the national political stage was stumping for Barry Goldwater’s presidential run in 1964. Then two years later Ronald Reagan did ...
Posted in 1960's, 1970's, Politics | 9 Comments »
Sunday, September 14th, 2008
Do you remember Arianna Huffington the conservative Republican? She and her husband Michael exploded on the political scene of the California Central Coast in 1992.
Michael Huffington took on an over 9-term Republican incumbent Bob Lagomarsino and handed the veteran politician the first election defeat in his 34-year political career.
Unseating an incumbent ...
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Monday, September 8th, 2008
SMILING BUT SERIOUS ... Republican candidate for governor Richard M. Nixon greeted his San Luis Obispo audience with smiles and humor Thursday, 2 p.m. when speaking at the courthouse. He then launched a heated attack on incumbent governor Edmund G. Brown. Nixon was introduced by San Luis Obispo attorney Peter ...
Posted in 1960's, Politics | 2 Comments »
Monday, September 1st, 2008
May 25, 1984
So I was wrong about Walter Mondale. He did come to San Luis Obispo.
Once.
Mondale came to town at the request of the anti-Nuclear group Mothers for Peace, the only candidate of three invited to show up.
Quoting the story by staff writer Alan Mittelstaedt:
The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant ...
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