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On Late-Term Presidential Travels

Calvin Trillin

December 14, 2000

As Nixon neared the bitter end, He knew what tapes might bring. So, craving most some cheering crowds, He headed for Beijing.

Now Clinton knows where he must go. It isn't Carolina. For Ireland is the Emerald Isle, And also Clinton's China.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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