For this pair of leather shoes, he once echoed his assistant's point of view: men should wear leather shoes with laces. Then, the first time he went for an interview, the camera gave a close-up of his shoes—he got out of the car and stretched out his first foot: black cotton socks, lace-up black leather shoes. And he pointed out to Frost that there was something girly about the Italian shoes.
Even so, Frost knew that Nixon liked the shoes. Nixon told Frost in their final meeting that they should actually switch positions. So my personal understanding is that if you like it but hide it, it's the same for a pair of shoes, and it's probably the same for Nixon's life. Being in the rivers and lakes can't help.
If the real Nixon is really this cute, it's not unforgivable.
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