Editor,
In the fall of 1964, at the age of 24, I voted in my first U.S. presidential election. I voted for Lyndon B. Johnson. It was a mistake. Johnson was an OK president, but he wasn't the president for the times. This was proven by his inability to stand up for the many decisions he made regarding the Southeast Asia war and his inability to stand up as the protector of the U.S. against foreign enemies. It's also supported by the fact that he refused to run for a second term.
The Johnson campaign produced an ad showing a nuclear explosion and implying this would be the consequence of electing Barry Goldwater. I was na've, and it worked, at least partly, on me. After many intervening years, I am much more circumspect, better read and better informed. I will be voting for a lesser evil. I shall vote for John McCain.
Gerald P. Chapman
UNM alumnus
