Captain America (vol. 1) #129 (Sep. 1970): "The Vengeance of the Red Skull", page 7, panel 6:
Captain America: "Looks like I can no more shed my shield-slinging other self -- than Nixon can shed ol' Spiro!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #143 (Nov. 1971): "Power to the People!", page 6, panel 3:
Nick Fury (to Dum Dum Dugan): "You ain't tellin' nobody nuthin', ya ol' walrus! This is between the President and us! Can't risk the people knowin' Element-X is out there in space! They'd panic!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #163 (July 1973): "Beware of Serpents!", page 5, panels 2, 5:
Viper: "Hello, Quentin? Jordan Dixon-- alias the Viper -- here. Listen, sweetie-baby, I want you to start an ad campaign for me-- the un-selling of Captain America! Sure-- they sold the President through the media! We'll use the same techniques in reverse to convince the great unwashed that C.A. is a glory-grabbing vigilante..."
Note: Also, in panel 5 on page 5, a newspaper headline is seen: "Nixon to address Congress"
Captain America (vol. 1) #166 (Oct. 1973): "Night of the Lurking Dead!", page 8, panel 7:
headline seen in newspaper Steve Rogers reads: "Nixon to address Congress today!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #174 (June 1974): "It's Always Darkest...!", pages 4, 11:
(pg. 4) Number One: "America is reeling from continuous bodyblows! First the toppling of its greatest symbol-- next, the fortuitous Watergate scandal! Ah, if only we'd known THAT was coming! How much simpler it has made our work"
(pg. 11) Moonstone: "I just do my job... with both Watergate and Captain America pulling this nation apart..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #175 (July 1974): "..Before the Dawn!", pages 7, 9:
(pg. 7) Moonstone (to Harderman): "'Lies are neat, truth is messy!' Isn't that what you always say? ...Maybe the truth got out on Watergate, but that's the except[ion]--"
(pg. 9) soldier: "Where the Devil's the President?"
other soldier: "At his retreat, the White House says!"
Number One: "Your leader is far away, America!" [more]
Secret Warriors (vol. 1) #1 (Apr. 2009), page 22, panel 3:
Nick Fury (to Pres. Barack Obama): "I've been in this room with Eisenhower, Truman, Kennedy, Reagan, Johnson... Nixon... You know the list.... That !#$%'s lost its luster. Best of luck to you, Mr. President."
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009):
Captain Atom: "...but Nixon helped turn our worst enemy into our best trading partner..."
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