Nixon on the Gay Episode of All in the Family:
"John Ehrlichman & Bob Haldeman May 13, 1971 498-005 Oval Office"
Apparently this was the first episode he saw and didn't know the name of the show. He thinks Meathead/Rob Reiner's character "goes both ways."
Like many things Nixon, oddly fascinating.
Update: Here is a clip from the episode:
The Nixon appearances on youtube are some sort of mix of haiku and sufi. I mean, you can go from the Manic Street Preachers 'For the Love of Richard Nixon' to the great man himself playing the piano concerto he composed.
ReplyDeleteI heard the tape a while back, but hadn't connected it with the episode--many thanks for putting both up. I enjoy this blog, by the way
My pleasure and thanks for the compliment on the blog.
ReplyDeleteI agree, Nixon entertains and there is much more funny stuff of his on YouTube.
It's funny that Nixon praised the Russians as a strong society (at around 6:20) and offered, as evidence, that they "root" out homosexuals and don't tolerate dope. I don't think history has agreed with Nixon's assessment.
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