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What do you remember about the first time you voted?
I was at Hofstra University and the university had given us the day off to go vote. I walked to the closest polling place. It was a very bright, sunny, and wonderfully breezy day. Afterwards, I felt a sense of pride and liberation knowing I had done my civic duty”
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What do you remember about the first time you voted?
Pride and fear – my grandfather taught me voting is a privilege and a responsibility. To vote for the person make the best decision for me whether they looked like me or agree with everything I thought. To vote for someone that would do the research and get to the truth and make the choices to better everyone’s lives. To do the best for my community, state, and nation.
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What do you remember about the first time you voted?
The first time I voted was in 1960 – for John F. Kennedy, I was to a school on 20th Street in Manhattan, between 1st Avenue and 2nd Avenue, when I pulled the lever for Kennedy. It was almost melodramatic, a small gesture for a powerful gesture. I have voted in every election since then.
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What do you remember about the first time you voted?
My mother used to bring me into the voting booth with her and pull the curtain lever. She instilled in me the importance and privilege of voting (a first-generation American). My first vote was cast for George McGovern, and I remember the feeling of awe, solemnity, and excitement it occasioned, even though he lost the election.