The presidential election of 1952 is the first I remember in some detail. I have vague remembrances of the 1948 election, but my recollections of 1952 are much more vivid.
Like most of my male classmates at least, I liked Ike. We were young and General Eisenhower was a famous victorious general. Many of us sported “I like Ike” buttons like the one above.
But today I feel much less favorably toward Ike as hurricane Ike heads for Texas. Betsy and I have been watching this storm with great interest because we have two of Betsy’s sons live in the Galveston-Houston area.
Yesterday we learned that son Bert, with his girlfriend Clem and her two children, have evacuated their home in Galveston. They are heading to Chattanooga to ride out the storm. It’s a long drive, but they can get a free room with Bert’s Dad, so they are probably saving money in the long run.
The last we heard from son Mark was that he and his family wouldn’t leave their new home in Seabrook (a suburb of Houston) unless they absolutely had to. But now the forecasters are talking about a 20-foot storm surge in the Houston area, and I know that Mark’s home is not too far from the water and that the land around there is pretty flat. We’re anxious to hear from Mark and his family or about them very soon.
No, I don’t like Ike the way I did back in 1952.
Tags: Hurricanes, Weather
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