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WHEN PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON left office in 1974, he did so in utter disgrace. He was hounded out of the White House after federal inquiries exposed a sprawling campaign of espionage and obstruction, and a bipartisan impeachment effort left him with historically low approval ratings.
But lately, he’s been doing great on Instagram.
Since last June, the Nixon Foundation, a nonprofit that runs the Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda jointly with the federal government, has produced a steady churn of viral content — sleek, sexy edits of archival footage set to trending music — that looks more like promo material for a hip-hop artist than a disgraced, long-dead president.
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