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WASHINGTON, : This file photo shows former US President Richard Nixon(R) as he gestures while being wired for a microphone by an NBC technician 09 April 1988 in Washington,DC before the start of the taping of the television show “Meet the Press”. It was the first appearance of Nixon on the show since 1968. When Nixon was asked about the current political campaign, he called Jesse Jackson “a poet” and Michael Dukakis “a word processor”. AFP PHOTO/Jerome DELAY (Photo credit should read JEROME DELAY/AFP/Getty Images)