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Tiki Central / Tiki Drinks and Food / As Polynesian as Nixon (WSJ June 30, 2007)

Post #430754 by arriano on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 10:54 AM

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"Oddly, the Mai Tai was the favorite drink of Richard Nixon, a man who -- though sorely lacking in beach-bum credentials -- found solace in the Trader's tiki fantasy land."

Lacking in beach-bum credentials? Nixon was from California and lived in a big beach house in San Clemente!