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Why didn't they refer to President Nixon as RMN?

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'Em' and 'En' are not dissimilar sounds. The consonant endings are soft and nearly indistinguishable when heard in poor fidelity situations like AM radios and the small TV speakers on console TVs, or worse, portable TVs of the late 1960s. read more

First of all, “JFK” and “LBJ” are much easier to say than “RMN”. They slip off the tongue very easily; it takes effort to say “RMN”, and even then, some people will accidentally say “RNM”. Secondly, “Nixon” is simply a less common name than Johnson or even Kennedy. read more

President Nixon had set up a recording system in the Oval Office that captured discussions between the President and anyone meeting with him. The tapes were later transcribed by his secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This was also during the time of the Watergate break-in. read more

There were prominent Kennedys besides John F. so JFK was a good short form to identify the president. Same for Lyndon Johnson, LBJ was not ambiguous. Nixon was not so common a name, and was only five letters. Ford was only four letters. (Jimmy) Carter was occasionally JEC, but that never caught on. read more

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