Thursday, August 27th, 2009
September 8, 1969
My high school age son and his friends would like to turn the clock back 40 years. The class of 1970 had over a week more summer vacation before class started.
The school enrollment was growing at that point, up about 2 per cent county wide from the year ...
Posted in 1960s, Politics, Popular Culture, Schools | 7 Comments »
Friday, February 6th, 2009
Shandon rancher William Clark stood in the wings of the biggest political stages, a quiet force in the halls of power. Other more self-promoting advisors to Ronald Reagan cashed in on book and television deals long ago, some before the Reagan presidency was over. Clark studiously avoided banging the drum ...
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Politics | 3 Comments »
Friday, November 28th, 2008
June 8, 1978
A. David Chan asked about Carol Hallett and by good fortune I had her photo in the "someday soon" stack. Her biography says she was field office representative for Assemblyman, later Congressman, William M. Ketchum. Speak up if you know for sure, my guess is that she was ...
Posted in 1970s, Politics | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Do you recognize these guys?
They were two of the most powerful congressmen of their time. Leon Panetta was profiled last week and to the right is Republican congressman Bill Thomas from Bakersfield.
Panetta chaired the House Budget committee from 1989-1993 and later served in Bill Clinton's White House. A few years ...
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Politics | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
With the Obama/McCain presidential campaign getting ugly and the economy uncertain, let’s take a moment to look back at a local politician who was almost as popular with Republicans as Democrats. Not many can say both Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton appointed them to their posts. Fewer can say they ...
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Politics | 15 Comments »
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. ...
Posted in 1980s, Cal Poly, Politics | No Comments »
