Word: swatters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...What makes Richard Nixon such a fascinating figure is his beelike ability to avoid the swatter and still deliver the sting. Virtually against the full weight of public opinion, he has often outmaneuvered his opponents and preserved the appearance of bona fide leadership. But he is a flawed and faulted figure today because he does not understand the American society of the '70s. He has failed to perceive that the turbulence of the preceding decade ushered in a new era of public accountability in which previous standards of political conduct are no longer acceptable...