Does this brief excerpt from the May 1968 edition of Esquire remind you of anyone? [View All]

[Syrinx]

There is a genius of deflation that follows Nixon around, robbing him, at each crucial moment, of any air of heroism. He has been strong many times; but fate gets photographers to him when he collapses on Bill Knowland's shoulder in tears, or when he snarls at journalists. It is said that he cannot win; that this reputation is a self-fulfilling prophecy. But his real trouble is that he cannot lose -- cannot look great in defeat (like Stevenson), bow out gracefully, leave well enough alone, disappear.

That was from Garry Wills' "What Makes the Newest Nixon Run?" in the May 1968 edition of Esquire magazine.

And what is really scary is that Nixon went on to win anyway, and we all know what happened after that.