only Nixon could go to China
Only a politician or leader with an impeccable reputation of upholding particular political values could perform an action in seeming defiance of them without jeopardizing his support or credibility.
nixon
/ˈnɪk.sɪn/
name 4noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
angry, clean, environmental, future, many, milhous, public
VERB + NIXON
believed, chose, supported
NIXON + NOUN
-, aides, cooper, election, lady, speech, stonewall, tree
PREP.
about, from, in
ADV.
falsely
Definitions
name
1
An English surname transferred from the given name.
2
An English surname transferred from the given name.
Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a secret society as part of a campaign to make him appear elitist.
3
A township in DeWitt County, Illinois, United States, named after early settlers George, William and Morris Nixon.
4
A census-designated place in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, named in honor of George S. Nixon, Nevada senator.
noun
1
A drug of low quality and low potency passed off as a powerful, pure drug.
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Idioms & Phrases
only Nixon can go to China
Alternative form of only Nixon could go to China.
Nixon in China
Suggesting the ability of a politician with an unassailable reputation among his or her supporters for representing and defending their values to take actions that would draw their criticism and even opposition if taken by someone without t
“People have tried to duplicate Nixon in China over and over again, including Iran,” Mann said. He cites the ill-fated 1986 journey by President Ronald Reagan’s national security a
it took Nixon to go to China
Alternative form of only Nixon could go to China.
Example Bank
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Future California Assembly Leader Walter Karabian, the student body president in 1959, recalled how Ronald Ziegler and Dwight Chapin—two future Nixon aides—falsely accused him of being a member of a s
Wiktionary02
Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.
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Richard Nixon dropped from public attention.
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Nixon tried to stonewall through Watergate by ignoring it, but it didn't work.
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She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.
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Nixon was born in California.
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