How duct tape toppled Richard Nix...
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How duct tape toppled Richard Nixon
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In this episode, we explore how duct tape toppled richard nixon. You know, usually when we think about the fall of a superpower's government, we imagine something cinematic, right? Like a massive invading army or a sudden dramatic revolution in the streets. Right, yeah. A grand historical catalyst. feels necessary to topple an entire administration. I mean, the dominoes are supposed to start falling because of a giant, undeniable push. Exactly. But then you step into the world of 1970s American politics, and suddenly that grand historical catalyst is, well, it's a piece of duct tape. A literal piece of duct tape. Yeah. I mean, we are looking at a constitutional crisis, the complete unraveling of a presidency. triggered by something you'd buy at a hardware store for like two bucks. It is the absolute definition of history turning on the mundane. You  ... 
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