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THE JOINT RETURN
THE GHOST OF LYNDON B.
The ghost of Lyndon Johnson was raised by President Nixon at a press conference in Disney World. Mr. Nixon told AP managing editors it was Mr. Johnson who gave him the secret on how to get out of paying income taxes when you hold the highest office in the land.
My mind boggled as Mr. Nixon told why he paid hardly any taxes in 1970 and 1971, and I started to visualize President Johnson's last scene in the White House as Nixon would have us believe it,
"Wal, Dick, the office is yours. It's a hard job, but ah know no matter what happens, you can tough it out."
"Thanks, Lyndon. Before you go, is there anything I should know about being President?"
"The most important thing ah learned as President, Dick, is if you play it smart, you don't have to pay any income taxes."
"But, Lyndon, I could never ask Americans to pay their fair share of taxes if I didn't pay mine."
"That's what ah've always admired about you, Dick. You're an honest man. But the tax laws were written for all Americans—the rich and the poor, the great and the unknown. If
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