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1972 Republican platform: A window on a vanished world

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Digging into the background of Title IX for yesterday’s column, I read that support for Title IX was included in the 1972 Republican Party platform. That year has special meaning for me, because it was the first and last year in which I got to vote against Richard Nixon, but I found this a bit hard to swallow. So I looked up the platform and, sure enough, it is there. I also found other amazing things that Republicans used to support: (more…) Continue Reading →

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