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    • Jun 14, 1972
    Simon & Garfunkel perform along with Peter, Paul & Mary at a benefit for Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern at New York's Madison Square Garden. The set list includes the future Emmylou Harris hit "The Boxer"
    Jun 17, 1972
    Burglars are arrested at Democratic headquarters in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., leading to a scandal that brings down president Richard Nixon. As Congress conducts hearings in secret over the coming months, songwriter Kenny O'Dell is inspired to write what becomes a Charlie Rich hit, "Behind Closed Doors"
    Jul 11, 1972
    George Jones & Tammy Wynette and Tom T. Hall perform at Flamingo Park in Miami in the midst of the Democratic National Convention. When Hall returns to the hotel, a conversation with the barkeeper in the lounge inspires a song that he writes and records the following day, "(Old Dogs-Children And) Watermelon Wine"
    Jul 26, 1972
    Johnny Cash testifies before a Senate subcommittee in Washington, D.C., on prison reform, saying he's experienced things during his concerts at penitentiaries that "would chill the blood of average citizens"
    Aug 21, 1972
    Lynn Anderson sings the national anthem on the opening day of the Republican national convention in Miami Beach
    Aug 27, 1972
    Glen Campbell is among the party-goers at the San Clemente, California, home of president Richard Nixon. He mingles with Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Debbie Reynolds, Billy Graham, George Burns and Mary Tyler Moore
    Oct 8, 1972
    John Denver sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High" during a fundraiser with comedian Lily Tomlin for presidential candidate George McGovern at the Greeley Community Building in Colorado
    Oct 15, 1972
    "Sunflower" songwriter Neil Diamond performs at a Democratic fundraiser for presidential candidate George McGovern in Rockville, Maryland
    Nov 4, 1972
    Roy Acuff performs when incumbent presidential candidate Richard Nixon appears at an airport rally in Greensboro, North Carolina
    Jan 19, 1973
    Ray Stevens and the Mike Curb Congregation perform at an inaugural ceremony for president Richard Nixon at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Stevens cuts his set short, allegedly angered when vice president Spiro Agnew leaves early



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