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President Nixon Becomes TV Show Persona in Campaign Satire
Russell Baker argues Nixon’s fall campaign focuses on a televised show rather than issue discussion. The piece mocks casting, press exclusion, and the spectacle driven approach, noting Haldeman encouragement and Satchsayer as the chosen actor to mimic the president.
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Russell Baker
NYT
Washington
Nixon
White House
Agnew
Fred Allen
Boston
Miami Beach
Sammy Davis Jr
Secret Service
H. R. Haldeman
Florida
McGovern
Vinnie Latchsayer
Latchsayer
Satchsayer
Irving MacLeod
Henry Kissinger
Paris
MacLeod