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Difference between revisions of "Melvin Laird"

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(Mel Laird was not fictional but a real person. Another example of the Simpsons perennial Nixon bashing!)
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'''Melvin Laird''' was Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969-1973. He is referenced in ''[[The Year Santa Got Lost]]''.
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'''Melvin Laird''' is an American politician and writer who served as [[Richard Nixon]]'s Secretary of Defense from 1969-1973. He is referenced in ''[[The Year Santa Got Lost]]''.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:58, July 4, 2021

Melvin Laird
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Occupation: Secretary of Defense
First mentioned: "'Tis the Fifteenth Season"


Melvin Laird is an American politician and writer who served as Richard Nixon's Secretary of Defense from 1969-1973. He is referenced in The Year Santa Got Lost.

History[edit]

When Mr. Mailman told his toys a story about Santa that he reads from a book. He told them that Santa was in an awful pickle - beatniks had given drugs to the reindeer and they were "no darn good". So Santa placed a call to Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird.

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