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TIL that in 1969, Richard Nixon had the White House Secret Service Uniformed Division's uniforms redesigned for formal occasions. The white with gold trim uniforms were widely criticized, and subsequently pulled from service. Many eventually wound up as Meriden-Cleghorn High School Band uniforms

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