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Now, Swallow Hard

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Alternate Title: Richard Nixon and Margaret Chase Smith

Artist: Patrick Oliphant, born 1935
Sitter: Richard Milhous Nixon, 9 Jan 1913 - 22 Apr 1994; Margaret Chase Smith, 14 Dec 1897 - 29 May 1995

Date: 1969

Type: Drawing

Medium: India ink over pencil with opaque white
Dimensions: Sheet: 29.4 x 44.9cm (11 9/16 x 17 11/16")

Topic: Costume\Headgear\Hat; Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass; Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet; Weapon\Missile; Cartoon\Political; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie; Richard Milhous Nixon: Male; Richard Milhous Nixon: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Richard Milhous Nixon: Literature\Writer; Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US; Richard Milhous Nixon: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer; Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\President of US; Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Senator\California; Richard Milhous Nixon: Politics and Government\US Congressman\California; Margaret Chase Smith: Female; Margaret Chase Smith: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maine; Margaret Chase Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine; Margaret Chase Smith: Presidential Medal of Freedom; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Susan Corn Conway, in honor of Alan Fern, on behalf of Patrick Oliphant

Restrictions & Rights: Usage conditions apply

Object number: NPG.2002.173

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery