Actually, I think Richard Nixon was the first one to tout it as something 
that would conserve energy.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 21:30
Subject: Re: daylight saving hoax


> because Bush probably believed it was true lol.
> As I remember it, GW Bush was the first to market it as energy saving or
> some such garbage.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Harvey Heagy" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 6:28 PM
> Subject: Re: daylight saving hoax
>
>
>> If the 24 world wide time zones were good enough for an international
>> treaty
>> then they are good enough now.  And I do think DST was started during
>> World
>> War Ii because it was originally called war time.  But like Steve said,
>> it's
>> not an energy saver, so why falsely market it as such?
>> Harvey
>