The Spirit of '76
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The New York Sun superimposed The Spirit of '76 in one corner of the shot, got 48,000 requests for copies.
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Nixon's plane, The Spirit of '76, carries a miniclinic, including a defibrillating machine for use in case of a heart attack, blood plasma and a tracheotomy set.
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Though in his long lifetime he produced many such historical illustrations, none attracted the national attention of The Spirit of '76, his most important effort.
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On the presidential plane The Spirit of '76 with his father, Henry Kissinger, and White House Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler, he heard the inevitable newsmen ask the inevitable question: "When are we going to China?"
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As soon as the sound of battle has died away following the departure of Washington and his army, put on the tableau of "The Spirit of '76."
From America First Patriotic Readings by McBrien, Jasper Leonidas
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