Word: halloween
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...when I think of Halloween, my thoughts also turn to our late great president, Richard Milhous Nixon. For three straight years, from when I was eight until I was eleven, my trick-or-treating itinerary had Nixon's rambling ranch home as its high point. For all the children of Saddle River, New Jersey, the Nixon residence was a Halloween must...
...house was surrounded by trees, dense shrubbery and a high wall. The driveway was normally blocked by a heavy gate. But on Halloween, the gate was swung wide open, offering trick-or-treaters (and their curious parents) an invitation to enter...
...Each Halloween, Richard and Pat Nixon would stand on their broad doorstep, greeting their guests with smiles and handshakes. They were flanked on both sides by enormous wicker baskets overflowing with candy and other treats...
Then you would approach Nixon and shake his hand. (This was, by the way, the only Halloween stop where you shook someone's hand to get candy...
Several hyperactive small children, without costumes, would swarm around the Nixons. They ran around the driveway and consumed large amounts of sugar. They appeared to be the Nixon grandchildren, and they had important roles to play in the Halloween drama. When a candy basket was empty, they would run inside the house and scream, "More candy! More candy...