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    • Nov 7, 1962
    After losing the election for California governor, Richard Nixon holds what he says will be his "last press conference," telling the media "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." The quote spurs Buck Owens to write "You Ain't Gonna Have Ol' Buck To Kick Around No More"
    Feb 9, 1963
    Backstage at the Grand Ole Opry, Patsy Cline makes a chilling prediction to Ray Walker, of The Jordanaires, referring to her previous auto accidents: "Honey, I've had two bad ones. The third one will be a charm, or it'll kill me." It's her last Opry show
    Nov 5, 1964
    Two days after Lyndon Johnson beat Barry Goldwater in the presidential election, the Country Music Association re-elects Tex Ritter as its president. "I had another president in mind," Ritter says, "but I want you to know I'm mighty thankful"
    Nov 7, 1965
    A sign of the times--Chet Atkins comes out in favor of stereo in The Tennessean: "Everything sounds better in stereo...It makes everything sound more life-like"
    Mar 4, 1966
    The Beatles' John Lennon, co-writer of the future country hits "I Feel Fine" and "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party," is quoted controversially in The London Evening Standard: "We're more popular than Jesus Christ right now"
    Jul 26, 1969
    Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash announce they're expecting a son in the spring. Asked if they'll name him after his new single, Johnny replies, "I'll name him Bill or George...anything but Sue." At birth, he's named John Carter
    Sep 14, 1969
    A television critic for The Los Angeles Times calls "Hee Haw" "the most irrelevant, stupid and ghastly program in recent history." Hosted by Roy Clark and Buck Owens, it's destined to remain on the air for more than two decades
    Mar 4, 1970
    Moved by the birth of his son, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash tells reporters he's concerned about drug use among America's youth: "The first ecstasy of a pill or pot is certain to turn to terror. Dope is almost certain death"
    Nov 17, 1970
    Roger Miller admits to an Associated Press reporter that he had taken amphetamines until the previous year. He says his decision to quit came down to whether he "was going to be a man or a vegetable"
    Jul 8, 1971
    A year after he earned a hit with "Welfare Cadilac," Guy Drake announces he's running for president during a Miami event. "I'm interested in saving this country," he announces, "and we might not have another chance"



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