- commondreams.org, August 5, 2006.

3. Notes on people: Reagans' Attire as Carter Threw In the Towel

It was late afternoon in California and the polls were still open, so Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy thought it would be a good time to get ready for the long election night ahead.

So she got in the tub and he jumped in the shower, and that's where they were when President Jimmy Carter went on national television to concede the election.

That, at least, is the barefoot note to history supplied by Mrs. Reagan in an interview with Family Circle magazine. Recalling the moment, Mrs. Reagan said: "I had just gotten out of the tub, wearing nothing but a towel, when I glanced at the TV set. Then I shouted 'Ronnie!' He dashed from the shower, also wrapped in a towel, and together we watched in astonishment as President Carter conceded the election to him.

"There we were, standing there, each clutching our towels, trying to take in the amazing truth that he would be President and I First Lady."

- The New York Times, August 11, 1981.

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