I don't remember it being called a "pandemic" much at the time, but I do remember the hype to take the vaccine, which the authorities bungled so bad it wasn't widely available until the flu had already burned itself out.
Anyway, here's grandpa talking about a really bad pandemic when he was VP, which was way back when I was in 'Nam:
Here.
Update:
I'm so glad we could clear this up.
When he nukes Muncie instead of Moscow I'm sure Indiana will understand.
