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The Incredible Watergate Ad That Ran in the Washington Post on the Morning of President Nixon’s 1969 Inauguration

Take a look at the incredible ad placed by the Watergate complex in the Washington Post on the day of President Nixon's 1969 inauguration. You can click the image to view a larger copy.
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On the morning of President Nixon’s 1969 inauguration, several local businesses ran newspaper ads congratulating the new chief executive. Furniture stores, department stores, grocers… few are immune to inaugural excitement.

But one local business had — in hindsight — a remarkable ad in the Washington Poston January 20, 1969.

Check out this ad placed by the Watergate complex. (You can click the image below to view a larger copy.

 

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