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On May 25th, 1971 then President Richard Nixon came to Mobile to celebrate the beginning of the construction of the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway. I went downtown and watched the parade. He stopped his limo and got out to talk to some of the fancy dressed Azalea Trail Maids.The next day I was reading the Mobile Press Register and I read that someone had robbed The Nixon Drugstore on Old Shell Road. This was either a strange co incidence or somebody's idea of a strange sense of humor.
You can see and read all about Nixon's visit to Mobile on the link below. I could not find the Mobile Press Register Story but I clearly remember reading it and if the Mobile Press Register can be believed it really did happen while Nixon was in town.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ad7x_dick-george-tenn-tom_news
And the link below is information about the Nixon Drug Store with a map that shows its location.
http://www.wellness.com/dir/2707438/pharmacy/nixon-drugs-inc/mobile/al
Information about the Tenn-Tom Waterway in the link below.
http://tenntom.org/
