Reflecting back to Richard Nixon , Poker Player
Trigger by yesterday’s 1.4 Million news:
But once the future president was transferred to the more peaceful Green Island, he found time for more leisurely pursuits—namely poker. In fact, he became such a card shark that, when he returned from his service, he brought home thousands of dollars in winnings—enough cash to help fund his first run for political office, when he won a California congressional seat in 1946.
“He was the finest poker player I have ever played against,” former Navy comrade James Udall recalled in a 1970 Life magazine interview. “I once saw him bluff a lieutenant commander out of $1,500 with a pair of deuces.”
“I never saw him lose,” another Navy man, Lester Wroble, told Life.
I finished my quest to visit all 102 counties in Illinois. I documented it in song form. It’s on YouTube as I’ve Been Everywhere in Illinois. Mine has the thumbnail with the guy with the purple shirt.
- Red Ketcher - Friday, Oct 17, 25 @ 8:53 am:
Reflecting back to Richard Nixon , Poker Player
Trigger by yesterday’s 1.4 Million news:
But once the future president was transferred to the more peaceful Green Island, he found time for more leisurely pursuits—namely poker. In fact, he became such a card shark that, when he returned from his service, he brought home thousands of dollars in winnings—enough cash to help fund his first run for political office, when he won a California congressional seat in 1946.
“He was the finest poker player I have ever played against,” former Navy comrade James Udall recalled in a 1970 Life magazine interview. “I once saw him bluff a lieutenant commander out of $1,500 with a pair of deuces.”
“I never saw him lose,” another Navy man, Lester Wroble, told Life.
- Proud Papa Bear - Friday, Oct 17, 25 @ 9:08 am:
I finished my quest to visit all 102 counties in Illinois. I documented it in song form. It’s on YouTube as I’ve Been Everywhere in Illinois. Mine has the thumbnail with the guy with the purple shirt.
- JoanP - Friday, Oct 17, 25 @ 9:44 am:
@Proud Papa Bear -
Congratulations. That is quite a feat. And I enjoyed your video.
- No relation - Friday, Oct 17, 25 @ 11:14 am:
@Proud Papa Bear -
The video is fantastic and thanks for sharing our great state.