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'''Richard Nixon''' was a notable [[President of the United States]] and [[Vice President]] under President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].
  
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|dates = January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974
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}}'''Richard Nixon''' is a notable [[President of the United States]] and [[Vice President]] under President [[Dwight Eisenhower]].
   
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== In relation to The West Wing ==
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His vice presidency under Eisenhower was used as a comparison for [[John Hoynes]] vice presidency under President [[Josiah Bartlet]] in [[2002]].<ref>"'Cause I thought maybe it was an Eisenhower-Nixon..." from [[17 People]]</ref>
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His vice presidency under Eisenhower is used as a comparison for [[John Hoynes]] vice presidency under President [[Josiah Bartlet]] in [[2002]].<ref>"'Cause I thought maybe it was an Eisenhower-Nixon..." from [[17 People]]</ref>
   
 
The [[panda bear]] [[Hsing-Hsing]] was given to the [[United States]] by [[China]] after a famous visit by President Nixon.<ref>"Hsing-Hsing was given to us as a gift by the Chinese government when Nixon..." from [[Six Meetings Before Lunch]]</ref>
  
The [[panda bear]] [[Hsing-Hsing]] was given to the [[United States]] by [[China]] after a famous visit by President Nixon.<ref>"Hsing-Hsing was given to us as a gift by the Chinese government when Nixon..." from [[Six Meetings Before Lunch]]</ref>
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Clips from Nixon's presidency were shown in a [[Frontline]] documentary made featuring [[White House Press Secretary]] [[C.J. Cregg]] in [[2004]], and released sometime after [[2007]].<ref>Clips shown in [[Access]]</ref>
  
Clips from Nixon's presidency were shown in a [[Frontline]] documentary made featuring [[White House Press Secretary]] [[C.J. Cregg]] in [[2004]], and released sometime after [[2007]].<ref>Clips shown in [[Access]]</ref>
   
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==Notes==
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== Trivia ==
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*Nixon's reelection in 1972 may have been one of the campaigns Bruno was referring to, when he was being interviewed for the Vinick Campaign, as one of the campaigns that won 49 states, not counting the District of Columbia which was won by his opponent George Mcgovern.
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Nixon is famous for being the only President to resign, although the events surrounding the [[Watergate]] scandal were&nbsp;only once&nbsp;referenced in the series, subtlely, when Will Bailey&nbsp;joked in 5.01 that the&nbsp;White House hadn't been bugged "since the&nbsp;mid-70s". 
  
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*Nixon's resignation is supposedly where the diversion in the series from reality in terms of timing of presidential elections in the series. Check out the [[Timeline]] for the full theory.
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*Nixon is famous for being the only President to resign, although the events surrounding the [[Watergate]] scandal were only once referenced in the series, subtlely, when Will Bailey jokes that the White House hasn't been bugged "since the mid-'70s".<ref>[[7A WF 83429]]</ref> 
   
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Nixon's resignation is supposedly where the diversion in the series from reality in terms of timing of presidential elections in the series. Check out the [[Timeline (The West Wing Universe)|Timeline]] for the full theory.
  
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Revision as of 02:20, 13 November 2019

Richard Nixon is a notable President of the United States and Vice President under President Dwight Eisenhower.

In relation to The West Wing

His vice presidency under Eisenhower is used as a comparison for John Hoynes vice presidency under President Josiah Bartlet in 2002.[1]

The panda bear Hsing-Hsing was given to the United States by China after a famous visit by President Nixon.[2]

Clips from Nixon's presidency were shown in a Frontline documentary made featuring White House Press Secretary C.J. Cregg in 2004, and released sometime after 2007.[3]

Trivia

  • Nixon's reelection in 1972 may have been one of the campaigns Bruno was referring to, when he was being interviewed for the Vinick Campaign, as one of the campaigns that won 49 states, not counting the District of Columbia which was won by his opponent George Mcgovern.
  • Nixon's resignation is supposedly where the diversion in the series from reality in terms of timing of presidential elections in the series. Check out the Timeline for the full theory.
  • Nixon is famous for being the only President to resign, although the events surrounding the Watergate scandal were only once referenced in the series, subtlely, when Will Bailey jokes that the White House hasn't been bugged "since the mid-'70s".[4] 

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "'Cause I thought maybe it was an Eisenhower-Nixon..." from 17 People
  2. ↑ "Hsing-Hsing was given to us as a gift by the Chinese government when Nixon..." from Six Meetings Before Lunch
  3. ↑ Clips shown in Access
  4. ↑ 7A WF 83429
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