Richard Nixon: Tricky Dick

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Oct 13, 202000:36:26Society & Culture

He was a paranoid president who wiretapped the White House, kept actual lists of enemies, popped pills, shoved aides, and might've secretly been in love with his best friend. Nixon’s always going to be tied to the Waterg...

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