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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Nixon treats did not stop at candy. The Nixons always had what could be described as a supplementary treat to accompany the standard Halloween fare. These treats invariably capitalized on the Nixon fame (or infamy, as the case might...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...year the Nixons gave away small orange cards with drawings of witches and black cats on them. At the top of the card was printed, "The Nixon Family wishes you a Happy Halloween." Below the message was what made the card so valuable: the signature of Richard Milhous Nixon. These cards made excellent refrigerator decorations...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

Another year, Nixon gave away elegant brass pens in gift boxes. Each pen had Nixon's signature engraved on the barrel. They were beautiful pens. But Tricky Dick was not above a small act of deception...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...year I received my non-functional pen, a big black limousine was parked near the gate to the Nixon compound. Out of curiosity, I reached out and touched the car's shiny attractive surface...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

...relief, they never came. Nevertheless, I felt guilty for my action for several days. I had destroyed the ritual purity of the president's car with my dirty little hand. I hope Nixon forgave...

Author: By David B. Lat, | Title: Trick-or-Treat, Tricky Dick | 10/31/1994 | See Source »

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