transgender radar o'reilly

lyrics to "here's to the state of richard nixon" by phil ochs, a rewrite of his "here's to the state of mississippi," typewritten by the author at the apartment of chip berlet on january 20th, 1974

phil explained the song in a march 22nd, 1974 interview with the ann arbor sun:

“So [‘Here's to the State of Mississippi’] was a study of the symbology of evil. Being born in the south myself, I didn't feel comfortable attacking it, so I stopped singing the song for a while. Especially after Mississippi John Hurt, one drunken night, said ‘Phil, you really shouldn't sing that song anymore. After all, people like me are from Mississippi too.’

goodbye farewell and amen (1983) dir. by alan alda

midnight cowboy (1969) dir. by john schlesinger

October, November, uh… Dylan might have some idea to do something. Sort of like a… con man, carny medicine show of old, where you just get in a bus and go from town–or a carriage, and go from town to town. It’s like Dylan is taking us out to try and give us each… He’s presenting us. I mean, that’s his conception. I mean, it hasn’t been made overt. His idea is, uh, to show how beautiful he is by showing how beautiful we are by showing how beautiful the ensemble is.