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In Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (1972), the President of the United States is depicted as a weak, airheaded man who relies on his childhood nanny (who is also the VP) for everything. Is this an accurate depiction of how the British public viewed Richard Nixon? If so why?

by /u/derstherower in /r/AskHistorians

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