Word: iranscam
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Dates: during 1986-1986
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Fire two or three more people involved, and then change the subject. That, in effect, is what Richard Nixon has been telling Ronald Reagan about Iranscam, according to a White House source. The advice from one old hand to another was proffered in a series of telephone calls, at least two of which, on Nov. 21 and 29, were initiated by Reagan. The best way to limit the damage, Nixon counseled the President, is to make a new, strong push for a Soviet-American summit and arms treaty in 1987. Nixon reportedly believes that Reagan needs a big foreign policy...
Everyone's second favorite suffix, -scam, as in Abscam, has also had a heavy workout (Iranscam, or the rather infelicitous NSCam), as have various "connections" (the Contra Connection, the Swiss Connection, the Tehran Connection). More whimsical designations usually focus on the scandal's most intriguing character: Ollie's Follies, Oliver's Twist, Cuckoo Iran and Ollie, and even (for fans of '50s rock 'n' roll) the Buddy-Ollie Story. Reagan's foes have played the name game with partisan glee: Dutch's Clutch, Gippergate, Iranaround, Iranoutaluck . . . well, you get the idea...