Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for June 21, 1972
Transcript:
Rufus: Well, might as well get goin on these memos. Zonker: Let the truth hang out, brother. Rufus: "November 2 memo re: Nixon coronation. Tom: I talked to Dick today and he's very excited about being crowned King Richard I." "I told Dick's people we would help convert the United States into a kingdom. Dick asked what we wanted in return. I indicated we needed additional property for our growing conerns." Rufus: "He promised us the moon." Zonker: And he can deliver!
hmm.. june 17th was when Watergate came out, but no mention of it .. yet. However, this storyline seems familiar to the 21st century somehow,…