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'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the [[President of the United States]] and is the current President of Earth. By [[2999]], his still living head was preserved and on display at the [[Head Museum]] in [[New New York|New New York City]].
  
   
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'''Richard Milhous Nixon''' (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the [[President of the United States]] and is the current President of Earth. By [[2999]], his still living head was preserved and on display at the [[Head Museum]] in [[New New York|New New York City]].
 
==Presidencies==
  
==Presidencies==
   
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'''[[President of Earth|30th President of Earth]]'''
  
'''[[President of Earth|30th President of Earth]]'''
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* Term: 3000-3012; 3012-present
 
*Preceded by: [[Bill McNeal]]
  
*Preceded by: [[Bill McNeal]]
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*Succeeded by: [[Chris Z. Travers]]
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*Succeeded by: None, incumbent
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**Nixon is in fact beaten in the 3012 election by time-travelling senator [[Chris Z. Travers]]. However, paradoxically, Nixon's loss meant Travers never travelled back in time and thus Nixon went on to win the 3012 election unopposed.
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'''[[President of Earth|32nd President of Earth]]'''
  
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* Term: 3012-present
  
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*Preceded by: [[Chris Z. Travers]]
  
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*Succeeded by: None; Incumbent
  
   
 
==Real-life References==
  
==Real-life References==
 
[[File:300 dollar bill.jpg|thumb|left|The $300 bill with Nixon's head]]
  
[[File:300 dollar bill.jpg|thumb|left|The $300 bill with Nixon's head]]
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During ''Futurama'' there are several occasions upon which Nixon or another character will quote or make reference to his past. During "[[A Head in the Polls]]", Bender, Fry, and Leela blackmail Nixon by use of audiotape. This is a reference to the famous Nixon tapes. He also says "You're all going to jail, and don't expect me to grant a pardon like that sissy Ford". This is a clear reference to the 38th President of the United States, [[Wikipedia:Gerald Ford|Gerald Ford]], who pardoned Nixon following Watergate. Also, in "A Head in the Polls", Nixon stays at the Watergate, a reference to the scandal which caused Nixon to resign. He is very tyrannical and often abused his power while in office but the people did not care about. In the episode "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]", the censorship death sphere, V-Giny, erases a planet and Nixon comments on it saying "It erased that planet like 18 minutes of incriminating tape." This references the 18 and a half minutes of the Nixon tapes that were missing under controversial circumstances.  
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During ''Futurama'' there are several occasions upon which Nixon or another character will quote or make reference to his past. During "[[A Head in the Polls]]", Bender, Fry, and Leela blackmail Nixon by use of audiotape. This is a reference to the famous Nixon tapes. He also says "You're all going to jail, and don't expect me to grant a pardon like that sissy Ford". This is a clear reference to the 38th President of the United States, [[Wikipedia:Gerald Ford|Gerald Ford]], who pardoned Nixon following Watergate.
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Also, in "A Head in the Polls", Nixon stays at the Watergate, a reference to the scandal which caused Nixon to resign. He is very tyrannical and often abused his power while in office but the people did not care about.
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In the episode "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]", the censorship death sphere, V-Giny, erases a planet and Nixon comments on it saying "It erased that planet like 18 minutes of incriminating tape." This references the 18 and a half minutes of the Nixon tapes that were missing under controversial circumstances.
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In the movie ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]'', he claims he staged the Moon Landing on Venus.  
   
 
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==Quotes==
  
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{{Quote|Haroo!|Richard M. Nixon}}
  
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{{Quote|...and so we open up the panda crate, and whaddya you know? The D*mn things dead. Upchucked it's bamboo. True story.|Richard M. Nixon}}
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{{Quote|...and so we open up the panda crate, and whaddya you know? The damn thing's dead. Upchucked its bamboo. True story.|Richard M. Nixon}}
 
{{Quote|My gravest secret is that I really did fake the moon landing. On Venus!|Richard M. Nixon}}
  
{{Quote|My gravest secret is that I really did fake the moon landing. On Venus!|Richard M. Nixon}}
   
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* "[[Three Hundred Big Boys]]"
  
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* "[[The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings]]"
  
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* ''[[Into the Wild Green Yonder]]''
  
 
* "[[In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela]]"
  
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* "[[The Futurama Holiday Spectacular]]"
  
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===Movies===
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* ''[[Bender's Big Score]]''
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Revision as of 10:35, 17 August 2015


"ARRRUUUUUU!"
―Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the President of the United States and is the current President of Earth. By 2999, his still living head was preserved and on display at the Head Museum in New New York City.

Presidencies

37th President of the United States

30th President of Earth

  • Term: 3000-3012; 3012-present
  • Preceded by: Bill McNeal
  • Succeeded by: None, incumbent
    • Nixon is in fact beaten in the 3012 election by time-travelling senator Chris Z. Travers. However, paradoxically, Nixon's loss meant Travers never travelled back in time and thus Nixon went on to win the 3012 election unopposed.

Real-life References

300 dollar bill

The $300 bill with Nixon's head

During Futurama there are several occasions upon which Nixon or another character will quote or make reference to his past. During "A Head in the Polls", Bender, Fry, and Leela blackmail Nixon by use of audiotape. This is a reference to the famous Nixon tapes. He also says "You're all going to jail, and don't expect me to grant a pardon like that sissy Ford". This is a clear reference to the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, who pardoned Nixon following Watergate.

Also, in "A Head in the Polls", Nixon stays at the Watergate, a reference to the scandal which caused Nixon to resign. He is very tyrannical and often abused his power while in office but the people did not care about.

In the episode "In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela", the censorship death sphere, V-Giny, erases a planet and Nixon comments on it saying "It erased that planet like 18 minutes of incriminating tape." This references the 18 and a half minutes of the Nixon tapes that were missing under controversial circumstances.

In the movie Into the Wild Green Yonder, he claims he staged the Moon Landing on Venus.  

Notes

Behind the Scenes

  • Richard Nixon is voiced by Billy West. West's voice for the character is a parody of Anthony Hopkins's portrayal of the former President in the film Nixon. He makes "Haroo" noises because he reminds Billy West of a werewolf.
  • On occasion, the character of Nixon states "Oh, expletive deleted!" This is in reference to transcripts of Oval Office recordings, which censored Nixon's cursing with that phrase.
  • Richard Nixon's head is an extra in the Toynami Futurama collectible of Zapp Brannigan.

Quotes

"Haroo!"
―Richard M. Nixon
"...and so we open up the panda crate, and whaddya you know? The damn thing's dead. Upchucked its bamboo. True story."
―Richard M. Nixon
"My gravest secret is that I really did fake the moon landing. On Venus!"
―Richard M. Nixon

Appearances

Episodes

Movies

Comics

Footnotes

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