Yeah, that certainly was the big manufactured scandal of the 60s. Most of us, even a lot of Republicans are glad Charlie Van Doren's charisma on Twenty-One propelled him into politics and the White House in record time, otherwise as you said Nixon gets elected in '68 instead of going to prison over his failed repeat bid in '72. "Twenty-One was rigged," break into the CREEP office (an admittedly bad acronym), will the dirty tricks never end? Those definitely helped Reagan defeat Muskie in '76, though blaming the economy on Regan in '80 wasn't really fair either.