Richard Nixon mask

A Nixon Mask is a former U.S. President Richard Nixon modeled face mask. The masks came to the end of the reign of Nixon and remained popular thereafter. Many masks emphasize particularly Nixon's characteristic nose, as well as an exaggerated smile or grin. The masks were not only his time at times worn as an expression of protest against Nixon and his policies, they are more common on protests expression of protest against devious, deceitful, wily politicians and their machinations. The by the Watergate scandal - which had ultimately led to his resignation - known negative Nixon ( " Tricky Dickie " tricky Richard ) has long been synonymous with fundamentally undemocratic behavior of political leaders in democracies. Indirectly excited Nixon mask the use of other politicians masks, so be eg born in Italy for this purpose Berlusconi masks. In addition, such masks have long been a popular means of classical costume, Harper's Magazine, Nixon masks were still in 2002, the best-selling politician masks in the USA.

There are also a variety of uses by celebrities like Hunter S. Thompson and musicians such as Bob Dylan and an extensive use in books, films such as Point Break. The wide use of Nixonia in the pop culture of the 60s and 70s and beyond is Ted Widmer According caused by Nixon's deep roots in the American mainstream. This had been underestimated at large Adlai Ewing Stevenson bourgeois left as usually.