Good morning, Whitewater
There are no municipal meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today.
On this day in 1952, vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered his Checkers speech, denying allegations of improper campaign financing. The New York Times has a link to the story.
Here’s a video recording of Nixon’s 1952 speech:
The speech seems stilted now, but it was effective in 1952; Nixon stayed on the ticket. There are no libertarians who supported Nixon’s policies, and within his own party, neither Goldwater nor Reagan liked him. Still, one cannot doubt that Nixon was a shrewd man.
I once described one of Whitewater’s bureaucrats as a “little Nixon of Whitewater,” and, on reflection, I am sorry that I did; the comparison was an insult to Nixon’s memory.
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Official Time | 06:43 AM | 06:50 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 06:14 AM | 07:19 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:44 AM | 06:49 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 2 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 12h 7 m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 13h 5 m | |
| Moon phase: | Waxing Crescent | |