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Robert Grossman, "Ronald Rodent"

Reagan seemed to me to have the cuteness of Mickey and he managed to maintain it the whole time he was in public view. I think it was the secret of his success: that he managed to embody a certain "lovable" quality. Later, I did a sculpture of him in chopped liver for a reception that was given for him at a synagogue in New York. They told me it had to be X-rayed to make sure it didn't contain a bomb. Did he taste it? He probably had his tasters taste it.
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