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Safire published a second edition so quickly because of the bounteous contributions of President Nixon and that empyreal employer of epigram, Spiro Agnew. Since the language of politics is essentially the lexicon of propaganda, the tone of the Nixonisms reflects what are perceived to be the shifting moods and needs of the nation. Thus, Safire observes, the Great Unwashed is undesirable, while the Silent Majority is praiseworthy. Nixon's critics, says Safire, have manufactured their own verbal ammunition, such as Nixonomics and Southern Strategy...
...battery of phrases that came from neither the Administration nor its attackers. Notable among these are Women's Lib, Machismo and Middle America. But the Nixon team clearly walks away with the flight-of-fancy award, for which Safire must take part credit. As a Nixon and Agnew speechwriter, Safire is himself, responsible for Nattering Nabobs of Negativism...
WHITE KNIGHT: THE RISE OF SPIRO AGNEW...
...that impression of Muskie's popularity had never really been tested in voting booths nationwide. Muskie had looked cool and impressive as Hubert Humphrey's running mate in 1968, and he exuded much more of a presidential aura than did his G.O.P. counterpart, Spiro Agnew. Yet few voters select a President primarily by looking at the vice presidential candidates, and Muskie's appeal was not really an issue in that election. Muskie was now recognized by most Democratic voters all right, but how did they really feel about him? No one could be sure...
...perspective, Robert Kennedy is portrayed as a populist in company with the grand old daddy of conventional populism, Congressman Wright Patman. But then, quite different sorts of politicians have been labeled populists: Spiro Agnew, for example, and Lyndon Johnson...