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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 5 Jul 2017

    Twenty-sixth Amendment, granting 18-year-olds right to vote, was certified today 1971:pic.twitter.com/xsggvpRvef

    11:08 AM - 5 Jul 2017
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      1. Daniel Dow‏ @Danosecond11 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I remember the phrase "Old enough to die but not to vote". We were still enmeshed in Vietnam Nam & had an active draft.

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      1. Margi MacMurdo  🦁 🧚🏻‍♀️ 🎨  🦃 🍽‏ @MacMargi 6 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Yes it was all about tossing a bone to the American kids we were killing in Vietnam. God we've been through some awful times.

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      1. plaisanter #voteblue‏ @plaisanters 5 Jul 2017
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        pic.twitter.com/0k9zR7DfbK

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      1. Donna Hildebrand‏ @HildeDonnaK 5 Jul 2017
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        And I was 19....thrilled to vote in the next election!

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      1. Lynn Posey‏ @WLynnPosey 6 Jul 2017
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        Drinking age dropped to 18 around same time in Texas. Carried draft card in wallet until it just disintegrated. B'day drew high number. Whew

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      1. SuzeT‏ @suzetrup 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Think the idea was, if gov. was sending young ppl 2 war, they should have the right 2 vote.

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      2. Chad N. Proudfoot‏ @chadnproudfoot 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I actually talked about this in a flag raising at 4-H camp earlier this morning!

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      2. Gustavo‏ @littleyoyo4 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Ha, love the VP of the US think crossed out.

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      3. Gustavo‏ @littleyoyo4 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @littleyoyo4 @BeschlossDC

        Well hell, I thought it was because Agnew had resigned already, but I'm off by a couple years.

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      2. Craig Rippens‏ @craigrippens 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        My first vote was for McGovern. Nixon won.

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      2. somebody‏ @Steve_May 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Carl Albert was 62 when he signed that - I would have guessed closer to 92 based on his shaky hand.

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      1. Linda Markum‏ @LindaMarkum 7 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Voted for President for the 1st time as an 18 year old in 1972. #madehistory

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      1. Y2M‏ @merovingian88 7 Jul 2017
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        I'm more interested in the 25th Amendmentpic.twitter.com/kgmPFWsgu8

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      2. "Beltway" Greg Boyd‏ @BeltwayGreg 5 Jul 2017
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        And despite much lip service the youth vote largely fails to materialize.

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      1. panhandlebuzz‏ @sandybosox 5 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        This needs to change. 18-20 yr olds today not mature enough, nor educated enough to be eligible to vote!

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