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julie pounders · 10-04-2012, 01:39 PM

Today's show on the ME network was about rural post offices being closed, which is actually happening in my small town... Any whooo, Uncle Joe, Dr. Craig and the girls went to Washington to save the Hooterville P>O>. Uncle Joe rescued a dog caught ina fence and was thanked by a handshake from the President. The hand only was seen... but I thought Uncle Joe said something about "Dick".Was he referring to Nixon? I thought L.B.J. was President when it aired. Does anyone know?

AKA · 10-04-2012, 03:29 PM

Richard Nixon was inaugurated in January, 1969, which means he was president the final fifteen months of Petticoat Junction's run.

Also, Kennedy was president when the show debuted (though, sadly, he only had two months to go), so it actually spanned three presidential administrations.

10-04-2012, 01:39 PM	#1
julie pounders Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 14, 2012 Location: Arkansas Posts: 17	Which Prez? Today's show on the ME network was about rural post offices being closed, which is actually happening in my small town... Any whooo, Uncle Joe, Dr. Craig and the girls went to Washington to save the Hooterville P>O>. Uncle Joe rescued a dog caught ina fence and was thanked by a handshake from the President. The hand only was seen... but I thought Uncle Joe said something about "Dick".Was he referring to Nixon? I thought L.B.J. was President when it aired. Does anyone know?

10-04-2012, 03:29 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Richard Nixon was inaugurated in January, 1969, which means he was president the final fifteen months of Petticoat Junction's run. Also, Kennedy was president when the show debuted (though, sadly, he only had two months to go), so it actually spanned three presidential administrations.