Bill Angel Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 In the DVD edition of Star Wars III "Revenge of the Sith", George Lucas and his associates provide a running commentary to the movie as a separate audio track. On that track he explains the philosophy and motivation behind the Star Wars motion picture saga. He makes a statement that Richard Nixon, when he was President, wanted to get the Constitution amended so that he could serve a third term. This was evidence of a power grab on Nixon's part similar to what Lucas believes is embodied in the Star Wars Republic Chancellor's plot to become Emperor. The problem is that I am not familiar with any documentation that Nixon ever entertained the notion of getting the Constitution amended and consequently then serving a third term. So does George Lucas have a bogus grasp of certain aspects of American History? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Angel Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) Historical accuracy aside, this attire would have made a great Halloween costume for Nixon! Edited October 15, 2012 by Bill Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatfaal Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Bill - you will find a fair amount of text about a story about 'The Committee to Repeal the Twenty-Second Amendment' supposedly set up by fans of Nixon. I cannot see any legitimate sources running with it though. It all sounds like bad conspiracy theory to me - you can read an example here under the section Nixon resists his removal http://modernhistoryproject.org/mhp?Article=FinalWarning&C=5.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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