Richard Nixon — "I don't mind if you call me 'Tricky Dick' as long as you spell it with a 'k'."
I don't mind if you call me 'Tricky Dick' as long as you spell it with a 'k'.
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Reported by aides, often cited as his response to the nickname
Date: 1960s-1970s
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