Two Richard Nixon Chess Sets

In 1971, when Nixon was still flying high, he got the honor of his own adulatory chess set.

In 1973, he got one devoted to Watergate.

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Posted By: Paul - Wed Feb 16, 2022
Category: Games | Politics | Disgrace, Shame, Infamy and Downfalls | 1970s

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Two chess sets? Impressive! I won if there’s a Trump chess set available…

Posted by Brian on 02/16/22 at 02:06 PM

Hm. When it comes to politics and chess, I prefer the musical.

(No, really. I do play chess and I do sing opera, and Chess has little to do with the game and everything with politics, and is musical rather than opera - but I really enjoyed it.)

Posted by Richard Bos on 02/19/22 at 09:04 AM

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