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long national nightmare
Coverage of long national nightmare in the Nexus archive.
- The US celebrated the end of a ‘long national nightmare’ as it turned 200. What about now?
The 1976 bicentennial marked a unifying moment for Americans, with Gerald Ford declaring the end of a 'long national nightmare' in his 1974 speech. The celebration aimed to bring together diverse groups amid a wounded national polity.