Mine is walking with my parents near our apt. in NYC and joining a crowd on 8th street and 6th avenue to listen to Bella Abzug give a campaign speech (running for the Senate in 76 maybe). She was just standing on the corner holding a mechanical bull horn and I was like “who is that lady in the big hat?”
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My earliest political memory is 9/11 happening.
In "earliest political memories"
Last autumn we ran an experimental online public engagement series called 'earliest political memories'. We collected a total of 68 memories that were generously contributed by members of the public. You can read all the contributions here. The series caught the attention of our colleague Rachel O'Connell in the School of English who…
In "earliest political memories"
My earliest political memory is hearing that JFK had been shot on our old radio and running to tell my mom. I was 5 at the time.
In "earliest political memories"
Mine is walking with my parents near our apt. in NYC and joining a crowd on 8th street and 6th avenue to listen to Bella Abzug give a campaign speech (running for the Senate in 76 maybe). She was just standing on the corner holding a mechanical bull horn and I was like “who is that lady in the big hat?”