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7. Not an overt kind of guy...I think he followed the J. Edgar Hoover playbook

Sun May 31, 2020, 12:01 AM

May 2020

His man Haldeman was responsible for the first case of government astroturfing I ever witnessed in the Hard Hat Riots.

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He called the Kent state kids "bums" MaryMagdaline May 2020 #2

Noxon was concerned. Chipper Chat May 2020 #3

Southern STrategy JI7 May 2020 #4

Thanks everyone Roland99 May 2020 #5

To get elected he had a Triumphant Parade through Streets of Chicago Stallion May 2020 #6

In 1968, he ran on a "law-and-order" platform..... lastlib May 2020 #8

Nixon claimed he "had nothing to hide" Jarqui May 2020 #9

Laughter, I hadn't thought about that in a long time but Dan May 2020 #10

On the other hand he did a cameo on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In captain queeg May 2020 #11

Saw this tonight... Roland99 Jun 2020 #13