The time was 1991. The place was the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, Calif. Der Gropenfuhrer helicoptered in from the set of the
first “Terminator” sequel. The Unindicted Co-Conspirator was star struck. It
was a meeting of minds. “I’m a Republican because of Richard Nixon,” Der Grope
proclaimed.
Is he “a Nixon Republican at heart?” Sandy Quinn, the library’s assistant director, recently
asked. And answered: “It sure looks that way from Yorba Linda.”
How could we have missed it? The historic meeting “has now been immortalized in items
available exclusively in the Library’s Museum Store,” the library’s Web site notes.
They include the Arnold and RN Coffee Mug, the
Arnold and RN Keychain, the Arnold and RN
Refrigerator Magnet and the Arnold and RN T-Shirt. Step right up: The
items are also available online.
“Beginning with the Elvis-Nixon t-shirt, Americans have looked to the Nixon Library for
holiday gift ideas with a unique political and historical slant,” said John H. Taylor, Nixon
Foundation executive director.
Well, isn’t that what a presidential library is for?
Meantime, Quinn says the library will “proudly welcome back our old friend” whenever
he can take a break from saving California. She calls him “a great friend of the
Nixon legacy.”
Ouch.
